My PMS is running on Windows 7x64 I started getting this error Yesterday 4.30.2018 on my Phone while using plex for some videos but not all. Took me about 30 minutes to figure this out. Thought = what’s changed in the last few days? Answer = Auto Update of PMS to 1.13.0.5003-8fcb5b6e5 on 04.27.20…

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I just received the error as well, running 1.134.5271. pertinent logs below: Aug 01, 2018 13:53:23.934 [8712] DEBUG - Asked for segment 185 from session. Aug 01, 2018 13:53:23.934 [8712] DEBUG - Returning segment 185 from session: "K:\PlexTrancodingTemp\Transcode\Sessions\plex-transcode-64uwkt5xcy…

Had the same issues, updated Windows to KB4340917 and it seems to be working.

I also have transcoder error, when both recording and streaming remotely. When will this be fixed? Can I use different encoder in the meantime?

Updating Windows to KB4340917 also helped me with this issue. I no longer get this error.

Hi all, last night I had the same issue, I read a lot and it seems to be that there’s no solution yet. I finally manage to get it working. The problem, in my case, was having an external hard drive plugged in my PC, I just unplugged it, restart the PC and it worked as usual. I came up with this a…

Bummer. I just completed a transfer to my more powerful HTPC, and use an external HD for my media. Is this a known bug? I was able to record to my external HD on my original PC.

I’m having the exact same issue. Server version 1.13.5.5291, via LG webOs. Server is on my PC Asus G30AB, Windows 8.1. I love Plex, I never had any issues until now, hope Plex team can fix this. Every 10 minutes the server cashes with message “Conversion failes. The transcoder exited due to an error…

Same Issue for me since a couple of versions… only happens when I watch on the pc that I have plex installed on using chrome browser. doesn’t happen when I watch trough tv’s app or firetv stick app.

SOLUTION: Conversion failed. The transcoder exited due to an error

Plex Media Server

Giovanniee August 4, 2018, 12:05am 201

Updating windows seems to have fixed the issue for me as well.

[Windows 10 Update KB4338819 issue] Conversion Failed. The transcoder exited due to an error

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SOLUTION: Conversion failed. The transcoder exited due to an error

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