# Getting a "Conversion failed. Transcoder crashed or failed to start up" error

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [October 2, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/getting-a-conversion-failed-transcoder-crashed-or-failed-to-start-up-error/208574 "2017-10-02T01:23:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ken1981](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Ken1981](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Ken1981)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/getting-a-conversion-failed-transcoder-crashed-or-failed-to-start-up-error/208574/68 "2017-12-18T19:01:06Z")

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> @sa2000 said:
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> > @Ken1981 said:
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> > > @sa2000 said:
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> > > See if Analyze Library updates this  
> > > [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200392106-Library-Actions](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200392106-Library-Actions)
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> > Sorry it did not help. I get Shaka 1001 error. I have to manually disable subtitles.
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> Might need the [plex dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) but please before you do that, could you get me [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) and time of the Shaka1001 error  
> See [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201643703-Reporting-issues-with-Plex-Media-Server](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201643703-Reporting-issues-with-Plex-Media-Server)  
> To ensue [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) is on beforehand  
> And [https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200250417-Plex-Media-Server-Log-Files](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200250417-Plex-Media-Server-Log-Files)  
> For getting the logs
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> For the [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) see [http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/277433/the-plex-dance](http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/277433/the-plex-dance)

I attached the logs. I am on latest public Plex server on Windows 10. tried playing a movie through chrome and got the error

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