# Plex Media Server crashes upon start

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [April 12, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-upon-start/837650 "2023-04-12T15:51:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![la\_monda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@la\_monda](https://forums.plex.tv/u/la_monda)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-upon-start/837650/1 "2023-04-12T15:51:55Z")

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Server Version#:1.32.0.6918-6f393eda1-x86\_64  
Player Version#:Android TV Latest

Hi fresh install of win 11. Clean install of Plex Media Server 64bit  
Plex server crashes upon starting:

Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.500 [5124] INFO - Plex Media Server v1.32.0.6918-6f393eda1 - Microsoft PC x64-x64 - build: windows-x86\_64 windows - GMT 03:00  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.500 [5124] INFO - Windows version: 10.0 (Build 22621), language en-US  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.500 [5124] INFO - 4 3408 MHz processor(s): Architecture=9, Level=6, Revision=40457 Processor Identifier=Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.500 [5124] INFO - Compiler is - MSVC 1929  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.500 [5124] DEBUG - “C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Server.exe”  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.507 [0316] DEBUG - Plex for Windows Store application is not installed  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.507 [0316] DEBUG - BPQ: [Idle] → [Starting]  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.509 [0316] DEBUG - FeatureManager: Using cached data for features list  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.733 [0316] DEBUG - [CERT] Subject name is /CN=\*.3e594e49bd5d46a2bc81507b257ad978.plex.direct  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.733 [0316] DEBUG - [CERT] Installed certificate with fingerprint ef:64:59:f5:b4:fd:eb:6f:d7:cc:59:46:97:f7:76:7e:c0:ed:84:7b.  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.733 [0316] DEBUG - [CERT/OCSP] Stapling requests will be made to ‘[http://r3.o.lencr.org/](http://r3.o.lencr.org/)’.  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.733 [0316] INFO - [CERT/OCSP] Successfully retrieved response from cache.  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.733 [0316] DEBUG - HttpServer: Listening on IPv6 as well as IPv4.  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.733 [0316] DEBUG - HttpServer: Listening on port 32400.  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.734 [0316] ERROR - HttpServer: Error binding acceptor: An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access permissions  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.783 [0952] DEBUG - [JobRunner] Job running: “C:\Program Files\Plex\Plex Media Server\CrashUploader.exe” “–directory=C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Crash Reports\1.32.0.6918-6f393eda1” --version=1.32.0.6918-6f393eda1 --platform=Windows “–platformVersion=10.0 (Build 22621)” --serverUuid=e20f06abf45fe72d5639d6ae0fd9d2a27f88c322 [--userId=lamonda92@gmail.com](mailto:--userId=lamonda92@gmail.com) --sentryUrl=[https://o17675.ingest.sentry.io/api/1233455/minidump/](https://o17675.ingest.sentry.io/api/1233455/minidump/) --sentryKey=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --vendor=Microsoft --model=x64-x64 --device=PC  
Apr 12, 2023 18:39:27.789 [0952] DEBUG - [JobRunner] Jobs: Starting child process with pid 10868

Tried uninstalling, deleting plex registry key and appdata folder, reinstalled reboot and nothing changes.  
Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-upon-start/837650/2 "2023-07-11T15:52:04Z")

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