Server Version#: not applicable Player Version#: 1.82.2.4024-64f483f6 Yesterday I played downloaded files in Plex Player for Windows without any issue. Yesterday night Plex automatically installed the latest player update and now I can’t play downloaded files anymore. If I press any of the play …

exactly same here. no playback on downloads

You got it: [Plex Player for Windows - Downloads app logs]

[42530457-pile-of-raw-wood-logs]

I am not able to easily reproduce this issue. Providing your Plex for Windows logs could help to resolve your issue. You certainly don’t have have to provide logs if you don’t want to but it will only make it harder to figure out the issue without them. @AndyAS if you are observing this issue as we…

OS: Windows 11, on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Client: Plex For Windows, Version 1.82.2.4024-64f483f6 +1 on this issue, though for me the issue first appeared on 11/22 when I tried to watch some DLs on the plane. Issue: When there is no internet connection of any kind, navigating to Downloads, then to a…

Jokes aside… the system from which I reported the bug is a Microsoft Surface 7 Pro (Intel). I have access to a completely different system (AMD) with a completely clean, fresh, updated installation of windows 11. I installed this version of Plex (the latest from your website) just to check if your …

Your downloads are not corrupted. Another solution is to install the previous version of the software. We shouldn’t need a workaround; if the developers added basic features like letting us choose where to download files and using an intelligible folder structure, instead of sending our friends wha…

I just experienced the same issue. Same Plex for Windows version, using on my Windows 11 laptop. On my flight home on 11/23, I was able to watch a downloaded movie offline. But on my flight back on 11/28, I could not. The playback button does not work.

Latest Plex for Windows update broke Downloads playback

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Atomatth November 28, 2023, 2:43pm 3

Can you please share your Desktop app logs? Is there any error message when attempting playback?

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Latest Plex for Windows update broke Downloads playback

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