# Where is the Plex Media "Server" Supported autostart program/function/Service? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [April 14, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/where-is-the-plex-media-server-supported-autostart-program-function-service/875045 "2024-04-14T21:54:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![pshanew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/pshanew/32/160555_2.png) [@pshanew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pshanew)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/where-is-the-plex-media-server-supported-autostart-program-function-service/875045/2 "2024-04-14T22:22:01Z")
To my knowledge there’s no Plex-written method or tool to allow PMS to start automatically on Windows without a user having logged in. There is however what might be considered a _sanctioned_ tool described in the How-To’s forum here: > [@PMS as a service](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pms-as-a-service/53381): > > This post will always contain the latest version of the Plex service wrapper. This is not official or affiliated with Plex in any way and was originally made for personal use. Treat it as such and please don’t bug the Plex devs about it. (bug them about Plex not running as a service natively by all means :P) feel free to post your questions here and I will do my best to help. If you are having problems, the first question will be whether it runs ok when not being run as a service. Please ensur… Just pointing this tool out in case you weren’t aware of it; I understand that you’re looking for something written and supported by Plex. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/where-is-the-plex-media-server-supported-autostart-program-function-service/875045)._