# 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:** [March 5, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-as-a-service/53381/58 "2014-03-05T20:29:45Z")

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> FYI, I am running 0.9.9.5.411-da1d892, Server Essentials 2012 fully patched, unchecked startup automatically, exited PMS, installed PMS service from this thread. Strange that it just drops at no specific time. If it does drop I have to reboot to reconnect.

This was the problem relating to tcp/winsock that I was thinking of

[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/75484-windows-server-essentials-pms-freezing-fix/](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/75484-windows-server-essentials-pms-freezing-fix/)

[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/52700-pms-crash-on-windows-server-2012/?p=425764](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/52700-pms-crash-on-windows-server-2012/?p=425764)

Confirmation here later in that thread that **Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2** fixed the problem

[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/52700-pms-crash-on-windows-server-2012/?p=464185](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/52700-pms-crash-on-windows-server-2012/?p=464185)

There were also confirmations elsewhere that disabling the Windows Server 2012 built-in vpn ' **Anywhere Access**' fixed the problem

It might not be your problem - but could be

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