# Plex Media Server refuses to open

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-refuses-to-open/930703>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [September 10, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-refuses-to-open/930703 "2025-09-10T16:30:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![D0G3RE4TH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@D0G3RE4TH](https://forums.plex.tv/u/D0G3RE4TH)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-refuses-to-open/930703/1 "2025-09-10T16:30:13Z")

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Server Version#: 1.42.1

Windows 11

I changed my password after the data breach. Had trouble getting my server back online so I unistalled. Newly installed version refuses to open.

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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:** [December 9, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-refuses-to-open/930703/2 "2025-12-09T16:30:37Z")

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