Plex 1.18.2.2058 suddenly stopped working. Process runs but no icon in task bar

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 1.18.2.2058
Player Version#: 1.18.2.2058
I went to play something and my server was offline. Expected maybe it crashed but there was the icon in the taskbar. I closed Plex and launched it again expecting it would work. Nope… I get the process in task manager. But nothing in the task bar. I can’t connect locally or remotely.

Tried rebooting. Repairing the installation. Uninstalling and re-installing. The only thing of note is the repair and install take a long time to finish. Not sure what is going on. It’s been working fine for years on the same Windows 10 Desktop.

Help!

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This might be the same issue I’m having. I’ve tried everything that you have done. Here’s my post. Hopefully this can get resolved:

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1.18.2.2058 killed my server as well on Windows 10. I was running just fine for over a year and after I updated to the latest version, nothing is working.

I go into my home screen, where you can see the latest added movies etc. (shows the front covers of the blu-rays) and life is good. I then remotely try to start a movie or watch a TV show and it hangs and does nothing. Then, the home screen of Plex freezes. If I’m in the dashboard view, where you can see real-time CPU, network bandwidth etc, and a stream is started, the whole screen freezes. Nothing I do fixes it, and I’ve been messing with it for hours. I’m pissed!

I think the lesson to learn here is to NEVER, EVER update your server software if it’s working fine. Or, at least wait a while to make sure people aren’t bitching up a storm about an update before applying it.

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