Player freezes/hangs upon opening a video

Going back to a much older version (1.29) seemed to help a lot, but that means going back to an older UI as well, so I’ve more or less given up on the Plex app for Windows.

The Plex HTPC app seems to work flawlessly, though. The interface isn’t as good for my touchscreen laptop as the Plex app itself, but at least it works.