# PMS as a service

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-as-a-service/53381>\
**Category:** Tips, Tricks & How-Tos\
**Tags:** server-windows, tipstricks\
**Created:** [January 9, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-as-a-service/53381 "2014-01-09T09:55:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-as-a-service/53381/2 "2014-01-09T09:55:48Z")

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# Issues:

Webkit based channels will not work while Plex is running as a service.

~~Update via web interface is not a good idea. The service wrapper will attempt to keep Plex alive and restart it during the update. Stick with the traditional method for now.~~

~~Hardware acceleration is not available to windows services as they are isolated in session 0 and have no access to the hardware~~

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