# Plex server pauses after about 3-4 min

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-pauses-after-about-3-4-min/811923>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [September 22, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-pauses-after-about-3-4-min/811923 "2022-09-22T20:14:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![skullmeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@skullmeister](https://forums.plex.tv/u/skullmeister)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-pauses-after-about-3-4-min/811923/1 "2022-09-22T20:14:56Z")

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Server Version#: Version 4.87.2  
Player Version#:no idea  
  
in the last 24 hours my server has started to buffer after about 3-4 mins into a playback! any ideas why? its been fine for over a year and now this?\>?

this is on the pc that is hosting the server, everything else is fine, just plex that is not working?

suggestions or help please!!!

thanks for the support 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:** [December 21, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-pauses-after-about-3-4-min/811923/2 "2022-12-21T20:15:27Z")

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