# Windows with different users need different plex server installs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [May 10, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/windows-with-different-users-need-different-plex-server-installs/840677 "2023-05-10T18:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [May 10, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/windows-with-different-users-need-different-plex-server-installs/840677/2 "2023-05-10T20:15:07Z")
There’s a rather extensive thread in the tips & tricks section discussing how to run Plex Media Server as a service on Windows. > [@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 This is not official or affiliated with Plex in any way and was originally made for personal use.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… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/windows-with-different-users-need-different-plex-server-installs/840677)._