# Changing Plex Accounts

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-plex-accounts/791244>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 2, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-plex-accounts/791244 "2022-05-02T23:06:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![whittaker97\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@whittaker97\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/whittaker97_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-plex-accounts/791244/1 "2022-05-02T23:06:04Z")

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Server Version#:1.26.0.5715  
Player Version#:  
I wanted to change the Plex account used on a server (bad idea, but I tried anyway). After countless remove/installs and reboots I finally figured it out.

1. Stop Plex
2. Remove Plex Media Server
3. Delete everything in %localappdata%\Plex Media Server
4. \*\*\* Use Regedit to delete HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\SOFTWARE\Plex, Inc. \*\*\*
5. Download and install Plex
6. Follow standard configuration.

Step 4 (\*\*\*) is the one it took me a while to figure out

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**Author:** ![dbirch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f19dbf/32.png) [@dbirch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dbirch)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-plex-accounts/791244/2 "2022-05-03T02:16:49Z")

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Most of that is documented at [Uninstall Plex Media Server | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201941078-uninstall-plex-media-server/)

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-plex-accounts/791244/3 "2022-05-03T06:30:58Z")

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Step 3 is unnecessary. You can perfectly fine keep all the Plex data and libraries you’ve created before. The crucial bit is to clear out the registry.

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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:** [August 1, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-plex-accounts/791244/4 "2022-08-01T06:31:50Z")

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