# Plex HTPC on Linux vs Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** plex-htpc\ **Created:** [May 11, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-on-linux-vs-windows/918155 "2025-05-11T19:31:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Mitzsch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mitzsch/32/308163_2.png) [@Mitzsch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitzsch)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-on-linux-vs-windows/918155/2 "2025-05-12T13:43:44Z")
> [@RuleZero](#): > > The two main ones are the intermittent loss of audio when skipping back and forward through video Is this with a specific audio codec and passthrough enabled? > [@RuleZero](#): > > Linux will do everything I need it to do, mainly, auto HDR switching, and HD audio, and auto refresh rate changing. **auto HDR switching:** no, not supported **HD audio:** yes, supported with alsa - however relies on a working hda\_intel kernel driver for your GPU **auto refresh rate changing:** yes, with “native” x11 desktop (not wayland or x11 on wayland) For absolute beginners, use Ubuntu Desktop, it’s pretty straightforward to install and use. For the ultimate HTPC experience, use Windows 11 with an NVIDIA GPU - it works flawlessly. > [@\[HDR Metadata Passthrough\] - Plex HTPC for Windows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hdr-metadata-passthrough-plex-htpc-for-windows/794358): > > True HDR Metadata passthrough with Plex HTPC on Windows (For problems with Windows 11 24H2 and HDR switching scroll down to the end of this post) Here I just want to write a small guide on how to achieve a true HDR experience with Plex HTPC, now that it´s released and the main Plex HTPC thread is closed. Please read until the end and also keep in mind true metadata passthrough is in an experimental (but working very well…) state as of 05/2024! You may ask why? Didn’t Plex just recently gain… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-on-linux-vs-windows/918155)._