Additional steps taken: Uninstalled Windows updates that happened around the same time/date problem was noticed (12/18|12/19) … Disabled Windows Automatic update… Rebooted… Same. Problem, PMS stops/quits.
Uninstalled PMS, rebooted, reinstalled PMS, ran… Same. Problem. PMS stops/quits.
Look through additional posts on forum, ran across: Update Version 1.14.1.5488 Error There was an unexpected error loading the dashboard
Followed link(s) to previous version of PMS… 1.14.0.5470 …downloaded, installed, ran it…Launched Plex, attempted to play the media that “started this whole thing” (The Hobbit (1977), by Ranking & Bass, if we’re being honest here) … FAITH AND BEGORRAH… IT PLAYED!!! So, turns out my problem with Plex MEdia Server was… PLEX MEDIA SERVER! <Or, at least the latest version: 1.14.1.588>
