# Need Help With Adding Local Network Libraries

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-adding-local-network-libraries/878247>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [May 22, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-help-with-adding-local-network-libraries/878247 "2024-05-22T01:58:07Z")\
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> [@XrayDoc88](#):
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> It looks as if the Windows PMS is always running, even after restarting the computer.

That’s activated by default. You can control it using the task tray icon.

> [@XrayDoc88](#):
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> I guess I don’t have to do anything else, such as making the PMS run as a service?

That depends. If you are always logging in on the computer (and you don’t have more than one Windows user account on it), and the computer is not “headless”, then you probably don’t need to run as a service.

Running as a service is non-default. But is possible.  
This tool is kinda endorsed, though it is made by a user: [PMS as a service](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-as-a-service/53381/1)  
But you can also “roll your own” (e.g. by using NSSM), but that is not as convenient.

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