# Plex Media Server crashes when launching

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-when-launching/929746>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [August 19, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-when-launching/929746 "2025-08-19T18:42:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![cabagekiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@cabagekiller](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cabagekiller)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-when-launching/929746/1 "2025-08-19T18:42:57Z")

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Server Version#:1.42.1.10060  
Player Version#:  
\<If providing [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) should be enabled\>

Here is the log from what I can pull. This started with the security update that was posted a few days ago.

Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.107 [33640] INFO - Plex Media Server v1.42.1.10060-4e8b05daf - To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. x64 - build: windows-x86 windows - GMT -04:00  
Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.107 [33640] INFO - Windows version: 10.0 (Build 27924), language en-US  
Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.107 [33640] INFO - 12 3192 MHz processor(s): Architecture=0, Level=6, Revision=40458 Processor Identifier=Intel64 Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 10, GenuineIntel  
Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.107 [33640] INFO - Compiler is - MSVC 1929  
Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.606 [33584] WARN - [CERT/OCSP] getCertInfo failed; skipping stapling  
Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.609 [33584] INFO - Running migrations. (EPG 0)  
Aug 19, 2025 14:37:27.750 [33584] INFO - Running migrations. (EPG 0)

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**Author:** ![cabagekiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@cabagekiller](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cabagekiller)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-when-launching/929746/2 "2025-08-19T22:59:56Z")

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I have worked past that error. Now it seems plex is not detecting my GPU properly. Here is the new dump error:

[Plexcrashdump.txt](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/9DUFbSmG4iJqUIjb9sjXS3hAuha.txt) (4.6 KB)

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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:** [November 17, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-crashes-when-launching/929746/3 "2025-11-17T23:00:14Z")

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