# Starting Plex app from windows system tray

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-plex-app-from-windows-system-tray/905602>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-plex-app-from-windows-system-tray/905602 "2025-02-14T23:21:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![plex\_rev8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@plex\_rev8](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plex_rev8)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-plex-app-from-windows-system-tray/905602/1 "2025-02-14T23:21:20Z")

</div>

I suppose this is technically a Plex Server question but it is a bit more generic.

If I double click the icon in the windows system tray or select Open Plex… can I get the Plex app to start and not the web page interface?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-plex-app-from-windows-system-tray/905602/2 "2025-02-14T23:24:45Z")

</div>

You can’t.  
Why not simply add the Plex for Windows app as a favorite to the start menu or add it to the task bar?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/starting-plex-app-from-windows-system-tray/905602/3 "2025-05-15T23:25:25Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.