# Windows app does not transcode downloads

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/windows-app-does-not-transcode-downloads/930913>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-qnap, player-windows\
**Created:** [September 14, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/windows-app-does-not-transcode-downloads/930913 "2025-09-14T09:07:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![nibbles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nibbles/32/150497_2.png) [@nibbles](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nibbles)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/windows-app-does-not-transcode-downloads/930913/2 "2025-09-15T06:33:28Z")

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Downloads and optimized file errors might have been fixed in the latest beta:

> [@Plex Media Server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/689):
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> Plex Media Server 1.42.2.10122 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel. NEW: (Playback) Better caching of codec testing to improve start time of playback sessions (PM-3913) (Preferences) Split transcoder slots into CPU and GPU slots (PM-3891) FIXES: (Ad Detection) Logs were left next to the target media file instead of in the Plex Log folder (PM-3580) (Docker) Various issues related to permissions could occur when explicitly setting UID and GID. (PM-3925) (Downloads)…

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