# Kill a stream without notifying client **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [February 6, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480 "2018-02-06T20:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SkynetMainframe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skynetmainframe/32/12489_2.png) [@SkynetMainframe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SkynetMainframe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/1 "2018-02-06T20:16:16Z")
I have a few users that like to pause sessions when they are finished watching them instead of stopping them, keeping them actively paused for hours and hours. I like the ability to kill the streams, but I need to do it without sending them a message. I simply want to kill their stream and have it stop. I do not want a nag screen to pop up on the user’s client. Is this possible yet? ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/2 "2018-02-06T20:25:34Z")
No. With the current implementation, it will always send a message. ---
**Author:** ![Elijah\_Baley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elijah_baley/32/10336_2.png) [@Elijah\_Baley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Elijah_Baley)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/3 "2018-02-06T20:27:30Z")
You know if that is or becomes possible I might just rethink my policy against sharing my libraries. There are a few people that I think it might be fun to mess with by killing streams at random and then blaming their setup, connection, children, significant other or a poltergeist or three. That could be fun. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/4 "2018-02-06T20:32:02Z")
In Plex Web, use the `Status` button (button left from `Settings`) ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/9/0/9074f0cce9be58762011dd64bcecb7ef46291ec0.png) There you’ll find a menu for `Now Playing`. You’ll see the backdrop and status of every ongoing playback. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/1/e/1e9e1d293967f723e56381adaf1109c89db40235.png) Hover over the icon to display the overlay controls – by clicking the “x” you can terminate the playback. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/7/4/748a71e5843706be6d49c10fb8f07216205f9e14.png) You can but don’t have to provide a message for the user. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200871837-activity/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200871837-activity/) – Edit: I stand corrected about the “no message” option. ---
**Author:** ![SkynetMainframe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skynetmainframe/32/12489_2.png) [@SkynetMainframe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SkynetMainframe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/5 "2018-02-06T20:33:41Z")
> @tom80H said: > In Plex Web, use the `Status` button (button left from `Settings`) > ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/9/0/9074f0cce9be58762011dd64bcecb7ef46291ec0.png) > > There you’ll find a menu for `Now Playing`. > You’ll see the backdrop and status of every ongoing playback. > ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/1/e/1e9e1d293967f723e56381adaf1109c89db40235.png) > > Hover over the icon to display the overlay controls – by clicking the “x” you can terminate the playback. > ![](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/uploads/default/original/3X/7/4/748a71e5843706be6d49c10fb8f07216205f9e14.png) > > You can but don’t have to provide a message for the user. > > [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200871837-activity/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200871837-activity/) > > – > Edit: I stand corrected about the “no message” option. Even if you don’t specify a message, a default message is sent, I would like no notification at all sent to the end user. edit: just saw your edit. lol ---
**Author:** ![SkynetMainframe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skynetmainframe/32/12489_2.png) [@SkynetMainframe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SkynetMainframe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/6 "2018-02-06T20:36:22Z")
> @“MovieFan.Plex” said: > No. With the current implementation, it will always send a message. correct answer, even if it wasn’t the one i was looking for. I really want to see this changed, thank you ---
**Author:** ![Seveen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/seveen/32/316624_2.png) [@Seveen](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Seveen)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/7 "2018-02-06T20:55:10Z")
i saw that option to kill a stream (without sending a notification) on tautulli, however i never try it, you might want to join there discord chat and ask, but like i say i never tried the option to know does send a notification or not ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/8 "2018-02-06T21:52:49Z")
> @Seven\_ said: > i saw that option to kill a stream (without sending a notification) on tautulli, however i never try it, you might want to join there discord chat and ask, but like i say i never tried the option to know does send a notification or not They do it outside of Plex’s system, so it may be different. I don’t use it myself so I don’t know if they show a message or not. ---
**Author:** ![SkynetMainframe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skynetmainframe/32/12489_2.png) [@SkynetMainframe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SkynetMainframe)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/9 "2018-02-06T21:54:47Z")
> @“MovieFan.Plex” said: > > > @Seven\_ said: > > i saw that option to kill a stream (without sending a notification) on tautulli, however i never try it, you might want to join there discord chat and ask, but like i say i never tried the option to know does send a notification or not > > They do it outside of Plex’s system, so it may be different. I don’t use it myself so I don’t know if they show a message or not. nah, they don’t do it outside of plex’s system. the result is the same as if you terminate from within the plex webui ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/kill-a-stream-without-notifying-client/224480/10 "2020-01-08T00:34:38Z")