# HEVC preferences enable? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [April 13, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968 "2026-04-13T20:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RamboNi81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RamboNi81](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RamboNi81)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/1 "2026-04-13T20:26:16Z")
#### Version 4.159.0 Version 1.43.1.10611 (Transcoding) Removed experimental tag from HEVC preferences and enable by default. (PM-4323) Hi everyone, since the update, I can’t find that option at all, and remote content is now only transcoded to H.264. How do I get H.265 back? ---
**Author:** ![Fluamsler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/fluamsler/32/163641_2.png) [@Fluamsler](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Fluamsler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/2 "2026-04-13T20:59:16Z")
It should be under “Settings\>Transcoder.” There is a point “Activate HEVC video transcoding” where you can select to use it always or only for HEVC source files via the dropdown. Hope this helps! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![RamboNi81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RamboNi81](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RamboNi81)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/3 "2026-04-13T21:02:54Z")
> [@Fluamsler](#): > > HEVC Nope, Unfortunately, no ☹ ![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/1/2/2/122406fd227cc9dabf66e45e1e7b3a3235637bb3.jpeg) ![grafik](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/e/4/a/e4abd984de9d5fbc13455084d62274bc8b0bfe43.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/4 "2026-04-13T21:15:45Z")
It’s listed for me between the two „hw accelerated transcoding“ options and the transcoding device selection. ![Server Settings — Transcoder — HEVC options](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/2/f/2/2f273d8a0f806ec0947ba12059537c2f34d08c5d.jpeg) Edit: can you review after restarting your server? ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/5 "2026-04-13T21:54:43Z")
Hardware transcoding in PMS 1.43.1 is not working for some Arrow Lake CPUs. See [Hardware/GPU/Quicksync transcoding broken on Beta 1.43.1.10540](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-gpu-quicksync-transcoding-broken-on-beta-1-43-1-10540/937145). If it was working on an earlier release, you may need to fall back until Plex gets the kinks worked out. Also, Plex is looking for people to help with testing. If interested, see [https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-gpu-quicksync-transcoding-broken-on-beta-1-43-1-10540/937145/112](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-gpu-quicksync-transcoding-broken-on-beta-1-43-1-10540/937145/112). ---
**Author:** ![RamboNi81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RamboNi81](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RamboNi81)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/6 "2026-04-13T22:29:41Z")
Oh, okay, so leaving it the way it was working wasn’t an option? I’m happy to help—here’s the big tip: do it the way you did before; that’s how it worked! Thanks for the Info bro… ---
**Author:** ![RamboNi81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RamboNi81](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RamboNi81)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/7 "2026-04-14T08:46:09Z")
> [@tom80H](#): > > Edit: can you review after restarting your server? No, unfortunately that doesn’t work either. It’s no big deal; I’ll just wait until it works again… ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/8 "2026-04-14T20:19:26Z")
Have you tried the forum preview linked here? > [@Hardware/GPU/Quicksync transcoding broken on Beta 1.43.1.10540](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-gpu-quicksync-transcoding-broken-on-beta-1-43-1-10540/937145/118): > > this build should address the general hw transcode issues for arrow lake as well as the hw tonemapping issues with tiger lake and rocket lake. Can you guys give it a try? Plex Media Server 1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc Available Downloads Windows [PlexMediaServer-1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc-x86\_64.exe](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-builds/1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc/windows/PlexMediaServer-1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc-x86_64.exe)macOS [PlexMediaServer-1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc-universal.zip](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-builds/1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc/macos/PlexMediaServer-1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc-universal.zip)Debian/Ubuntu [plexmediaserver\_1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc\_amd64.deb](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-builds/1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc/debian/plexmediaserver_1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc_amd64.deb)[plexmediaserver\_1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc\_arm64.deb](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-builds/1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc/debian/plexmediaserver_1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc_arm64.deb)[plexmediaserver\_1.43.2.10623-07e…](https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-builds/1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc/debian/plexmediaserver_1.43.2.10623-07eb705bc_armhf.deb) It’s a preview of 1.43.2.x and has confirmed fixes for Arrow Lake-based iGPUs. ---
**Author:** ![RamboNi81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RamboNi81](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RamboNi81)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/9 "2026-04-14T20:40:06Z")
Not yet, bro. I didn’t know they were already working on it. Now I’ve gotten all worked up for nothing 🙂 … How bad can you feel? Me: Yeah! … Plex is running on a Proxmox LXC for me—please correct me if I’m wrong. First, I’ll back up the entire LXC, then I’ll switch Plex to beta… Then I’ll run “curl -LsSf [https://repo.plex.tv/scripts/setupRepo.sh](https://repo.plex.tv/scripts/setupRepo.sh) | bash” because “apt update && apt upgrade” doesn’t work yet, and then I’ll test it… If it’s okay, I’ll let you know; if it’s not okay, I’ll let you know too and restore my backup… If it works, I’ll let you know; if not, I’ll let you know anyway, and I can just restore my LXC backup and everything will be just like it is now? ---
**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/10 "2026-04-14T20:59:56Z")
At least we’ll know the outcome of your test I guess 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/11 "2026-04-14T21:13:24Z")
The repos don’t work for betas or forum previews, so you’ll need to manually install the appropriate release from the link above. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hevc-preferences-enable/937968/12 "2026-07-13T21:13:45Z")
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