{"id":564170,"date":"2023-03-16T00:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/plex-media-server-is-dropping-old-windows-pcs-and-macs\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T00:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:02:03","slug":"plex-media-server-is-dropping-old-windows-pcs-and-macs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/plex-media-server-is-dropping-old-windows-pcs-and-macs\/","title":{"rendered":"#Plex Media Server Is Dropping Old Windows PCs and Macs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41db62b0b84\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41db62b0b84\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/plex-media-server-is-dropping-old-windows-pcs-and-macs\/#%E2%80%9CPlex_Media_Server_Is_Dropping_Old_Windows_PCs_and_Macs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Plex Media Server Is Dropping Old Windows PCs and Macs&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPlex_Media_Server_Is_Dropping_Old_Windows_PCs_and_Macs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Plex Media Server Is Dropping Old Windows PCs and Macs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage aligncenter size-full wp-image-879619\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Plex-logo.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Plex logo\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Plex allows you to host your own collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, TV episodes, and music to stream on all your other devices, and even share your library with friends and family. However, Plex <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Server is about to drop support for old Windows PCs and Macs.<\/p>\n<p>Plex Media Server is the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication that streams a media collection to other devices, and usually runs on a NAS, dedicated home server, or other device that is left always running and connected to a home network. The server application works on a wide range of hardware and operating systems, but Plex is now ending support for versions of Windows older than Windows 10 version 1607, as well as macOS versions older than 10.13 High Sierra.<\/p>\n<p>The first version to drop the older operating systems will be Plex Media Server 1.32, which is planned for release on April 10, 2023. The change means that Plex won\u2019t support server PCs still running Windows 7 or 8 (including 8.1), as well as some old Macs that may not be able to run newer versions of macOS. Plex isn\u2019t alone in dropping old Windows versions \u2014 Microsoft ended extended updates for both 7 and 8 earlier this year, around the same time as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge both ended support.<\/p>\n<p>Plex said in a forum announcement, \u201cWhile older versions of the Server may continue to run in these now-unsupported environments for the time being, we encourage everyone to upgrade their systems to at least Windows 10 (version 1607) or macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) to ensure that both your operating system and Plex Media Server continue to receive critical security and feature improvements moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is that you can still <em>watch<\/em> Plex content on an old PC. You shouldn\u2019t be using Windows 7 or 8 at all, because Microsoft isn\u2019t fixing security vulnerabilities on those versions anymore, but streaming Plex content should still work through the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/879615-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/app.plex.tv\/desktop&amp;___trxnet=cj\">web app<\/a>. Firefox is the only major web browser <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/111.0\/system-requirements\/\">still supporting Windows 7 and 8<\/a>, so ideally you should at least be using that. Firefox also still works on macOS versions as early as macOS 10.12.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a home server still running an old operating system, you\u2019ll have to migrate to a newer Windows release or switch to Linux to keep up with Plex updates.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/879615-xid-{xid}\/https:\/\/forums.plex.tv\/t\/plex-media-server-support-ending-for-older-versions-of-windows-7-8-and-8-1-macos-10-11-10-12\/834359&amp;___trxnet=cj\">Plex Forums<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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