Plex Media Server for Windows download page Select Windows from the drop-down list, then click the Choose Distribution button, and finally select the 64-bit (recommended) or 32-bit distribution.Open a Web browser and navigate to the Plex Media Server downloads page.To install Plex Media Server on a Windows machine, use the following steps: While Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows 8 can be used as a Plex Media server, they are end-of-life, which means they won't be receiving updates so it is recommended to use a newer version of Windows.Īlso, Windows 7 and Windows 8 are no longer supported after Plex Media Server version 1.

To use the 64-bit version of Plex you will need to use Windows 8 and newer, or Windows Server 2012 and newer. Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (32-bit Plex only) The following versions of Windows are supported: Plex - Supported Windows OS Desktop Table of contents Supported Windows versions Installing Plex Media Server Supported Windows versions I highly recommend you install the 64-bit version as it includes functionality such as HDR to SDR tone mapping. There are two versions of Plex available for Windows: 32-bit and 64-bit. Installing Plex Media Server on a Windows machine is very easy.

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