Server Version#: Plex-1.35.1.2632-c6783c78-x86_64
Plex server will not start anymore after the update.
This is not the Plex server but the Plex client.
Either way: Windows 7 itself has been unsupported quite a while now. No patches for security issues are being produced for it anymore by Microsoft. Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020.
Continuing to run it is irresponsible when it is connected to the internet in any way. And it is connected to the internet in most cases when you use Plex on it.
Support of Plex software for an outdated operating system will inevitably cease. The plex player is the first to do so.
This is mentioned in the release notes Plex for Mac and Windows - #45 by mattseeley
I just wanted to make sure that was the cause of the problem. Yes, I know the risks of running Win7 but my Plex server is a dedicated box with nothing but Plex installed on it so there’s little there to hack. Anyway, that’s irrelevant now if I want to keep running Plex. Thanks for the reply.
Did you know you can upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free using the Media Creation Tool with the same product key so really there’s no reason to ever be running Windows 7.
I went back to Win7 after a handful of Win10 updates forced me to reinstall. I just got tired of that but it has been a couple years now so maybe Win10 updates are better behaved than they used to be. My wife’s computer has never had problems with Win10 updates though.
Microsoft does still issue updates for their Malicious Software Removal stuff. Just got a new update to that a couple days ago. And about a month ago I got an update for the latest .NET stuff.
Yes, I know about the Media Creation Tool.
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This is pi$$ing me off so much.
I have an old laptop that works VERY well that I use only for Plex, all the other apps are blocked from internet access, my laptop is way too old to get Win10, it’s gonna overwhelm it and slow it down to a crawl.
I’m seriously considering letting Plex go alltogether, all the frigging updates add nothing to my experience anyways, it just adds more crap 
I’ll use Chrome browser instead, F it.
Let me get this straight:
- You are using a laptop that’s pretty old
- You are using an outdated and from MS unsupported OS
- You don’t pay for a PlexPass
All of that is fine, and completely your own choice.
But now you are pi$$ed at Plex, because…
- Your laptop is too old and slow to be updated to Win10 (that’s not the fault of Plex)
- Windows 7 isn’t supported anymore by Plex (why should they keep on supporting an OS, that isn’t even supported by MS anymore)
- Plex updates don’t add anything useful for you personally
Seriously?
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Haha that’s so true.
People keep using unsuported OS or software and complain about lack of support…
Let me get this straight:
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You are using a laptop that’s pretty old
Yes -
You are using an outdated and from MS unsupported OS
Yes -
You don’t pay for a PlexPass
Nope, why? What is it gonna give me?
All of that is fine, and completely your own choice.
But now you are pi$$ed at Plex, because…
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Your laptop is too old and slow to be updated to Win10 (that’s not the fault of Plex)
Not their fault at all. -
Windows 7 isn’t supported anymore by Plex (why should they keep on supporting an OS, that isn’t even supported by MS anymore)
Not supported means that all developement is halted, that improvements are not made, that security faults are not fixed. Not that the computers suddenly stops working. -
Plex updates don’t add anything useful for you personally
No, they don’t, I don’t use all the crap they are pushing, I just listen to my music.
Seriously?
Yes, seriously.
What you fail to grasp is that if my computer hardware does not fail, it will still work EXACTLY the same way 20 years from now. Upgrades that breaks existing systems is so common now nobody complains. Programmed obsolescence, consumer society, consumerism is now the norm.
My computer was working very well before they broke it, yes, Plex decided deliberately to break my setup and they camouflage it behind “not supported anymore”
I don’t mind if you don’t send me all the new bells and whistles, (I’ll be happy even) I don’t care if my Plex app does not “improve” (whatever that means) for the forseeable future, just let me be, don’t break it.
All I do is have a server (windows server 2008R2) with PMS installed, only PMS. It’s been like that since at least 7 years and it works, that’s all I do with it.
I listen to my music with a laptop under win7Pro, works very fine, that’s all I do with it.
There is NONE, ZERO, NO reason for it to stop working besides a hardware failure.
But Plex decided otherwise… I wonder why.
The day they will decide to break my PMS as well, then I’ll find another app that works well… wait like Plex 7 years ago! It was working well.
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I’m not complaining about lack of support, I’m complaining that Plex broke my setup for no reason.
Please read the thread before making idiotic comments, you’re a waste of bandwidth.
CPU and coding architecture evolves all the time, software support evolves all the time. Just admit that you got owned and move on bud. 
Just those too sentences together prove that you probably have 0 knowledge of how software development works… Moreover, with clouds components.
Personally, I am very happy when Plex drop old piece of code related to old systems, that make the software better for all of us.
You run an obsolete and unsupported system at some point something would eventually break, you knew it. Move on and upgrade or switch back to a full on-premise setup that you will be able to keep as long as you can without updates.
But as least I’m running an up to date OS
I don’t want to waste my time answering to each of your comments.
But two things:
There is NONE, ZERO, NO reason for it to stop working besides a hardware failure.
Of course there is.
Your server and client both don’t receive any security updates anymore, but both are connected to the internet. This is an open door for hackers. And don’t tell me “but I have a good firewall”. A firewall doesn’t protect you against vulnerabilities.
But I have a solution for you: Use Linux!
Most distributions are able to run on extremely old hardware, and are still running a lot smoother than Windows 7.
This way you could keep on using your old server/laptop with Plex, but continue to receive regular security updates.
But I see…you don’t want to change anything on your end, but expect each software vendor to keep on supporting your old stuff…without you paying anything to them.
This reply is to no one in particular in this thread. I’m sorry now that I brought the subject up. I was only asking so I didn’t go chasing my tail looking elsewhere. I never complained about it. I’ll do that when Plex drops Win 10 support as my Plex box will not support Win 11 even though it’s still a very capable box. Seriously though, I’ll figure out how to get Plex onto Slackware when that time comes. I have no interest in other Linux distros that try to be Windows/Mac clones. And I hate Gnome! I know there are a zillion other window managers but they’re all wimpy compared to KDE.
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If your laptop runs Windows 7 just fine then it will also run Windows 10 just fine. No reason to not upgrade.
For myself, the reason was simple. Windows 10 updates had a habit of trashing the system to where it wouldn’t boot when monthly updates first came out. After about five re-installs and retries, I gave up and went back to Win 7 as I was using the DAZ loader so that was a lot of work to reinstall Win7 first each time. I had no problems this time when going straight from Win 7 to Win 10 H121 but I’ve not done any updates yet either so I’m still holding my breath.
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