@rwoffice @brucestephensrx - In 1.28.1 we have fixed or rather got round a Microsoft compiler issue that could lead to crashes and deadlocks. It may not be the answer to all lockouts but I was hoping it would resolve the one affecting most users.
I would like to pursue that and see what the outcome is. I know there was a reported issue with the alpha install but re-installing the alpha and doing a repair fixed that.
So I would like to give 1.28.1 a chance and then see if we still get lockouts and to get diagnostics from that.
I am making 1.28.1 alpha available to users who provided me evidence of a lockout / deadlock plus crashes that are known to have been fixed by the changes for the compiler bug I mentioned. 1.28.1 is also available in the forum preview release of the new 64-bit windows build here Preview: Plex Media Server for Windows 64-bit version
