# Auto startup question

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-startup-question/851735>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [August 27, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-startup-question/851735 "2023-08-27T17:12:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![rosse1402](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@rosse1402](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rosse1402)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-startup-question/851735/1 "2023-08-27T17:12:36Z")

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is there a setting for auto startup within the plex media app ? or is the only way to toggle this is through windows startup apps ? thanks guys/girls

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**Author:** ![JaysPlex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jaysplex/32/281767_2.png) [@JaysPlex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JaysPlex)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-startup-question/851735/2 "2023-08-27T18:55:12Z")

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To start the server

Click the arrow in your taskbar

Right click the Plex icon in the system tray

Tick Start Plex Media Server at Login

![Screenshot (3871)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/e/b/e/ebe1f95121f8edba825bc3446d0ae11a2095e136.png)

For apps like Plex for Windows, yes you have to add them to the startup apps

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**Author:** ![rosse1402](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecd19e/32.png) [@rosse1402](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rosse1402)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-startup-question/851735/3 "2023-08-27T23:26:02Z")

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thank you for that i appreciate your help

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/auto-startup-question/851735/4 "2023-11-25T23:26:26Z")

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