Server Version#: 1.29.2.6364 Player Version#: 1.28.3.3355-5ad65b5d Does anyone else have issues with using an MCE remote and Plex HTPC on Windows 10? Sometimes (but not always) pressing “pause” displays the OSD (On Screen Display, showing the playback controls) but doesn’t actually pause the vi…

Looks like your remote is sending both the keyboard commands as well as the media commands so effectively the commands are doubled. You could try as a workaround going into the app support directory (where you found the logs directory), copying inputmaps/default/keyboard.json to inputmaps/keyboard.…

[image] mr_silver: Does anyone else have issues with using an MCE remote and Plex HTPC on Windows 10? Nope. This is going to require application logs to diagnose.

No problem, thank you and I have attached the log. I launched Plex HTPC, started playing something, paused it successfully but then couldn’t unpause it whilst the OSD was visible. Worth noting that, when paused, I tried pressing both the “play” button and the “pause” button - neither of which unpau…

Just to add, I’ve now installed Plex Media Player (2.58.0.1076-38e019da) and play and pause works correctly as well as fast forward and rewind. I’m also able to pause and unpause video whilst the OSD is visible. Hope that helps?

I can confirm that worked! Thank you very much :blush:

OK, I’ll look at removing those from the default layout in a future version.

On VER 1.30.1 released today and none of my media keys work except Play. Worked on previous version. Harmony 650 via FLIRC. Edit - fixed by using Flirc to remap Harmony 650 buttons using Flirc’s full keyboard profile. PgUp, PgDown, Home and End etc

Plex HTPC: play, pause, ffwd and rwd broken with MCE remote?

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mr_silver November 8, 2022, 10:20pm 6

I can confirm that worked!

Thank you very much

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Plex HTPC: play, pause, ffwd and rwd broken with MCE remote?

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