
If you open up Task Manger in Windows 10 and lookup the model number for your CPU you can search for it on Google and find out if you also have an integrated GPU. For instance I have a 7700K which have an integrated GPU. This is very likely if you are on Intels mainstream platform. But if you have a desktop PC chances are you have an integrated GPU inside your CPU and a discrete GPU that you maybe use for gaming. If you only have one graphics card in your computer then there is not much more you can do. When you do this Plex will use your graphics card instead for transcoding. You can activate hardware acceleration in the settings for the Plex media server under Transcoder. Plex supports hardware acceleration to make this process more efficient and so that it won’t eat up your entire CPU. That process can be quite intensive for an uncompressed Blu-ray. I can still play it but the video needs to be transcoded by the Plex media server first to a format the player supports. But not all platforms support direct playback of Blu-ray rips (mkv-files). It’s great for streaming my Blu-ray collection to any platform I use that have a Plex app on it. Click on the wrench icon in the upper right corner to access your Settings menu.Plex is my platform of choice for streaming local media. The first order of business is to hop into your Plex Media Server via the web-based control panel, located, by default, at local servers IP]:32400. Note: If you’re already offline, you’ll need to locate your configuration files using this Plex help document and then manually edit the value for allowedNetworks to include the address block discussed below.

RELATED: 5 Best Plex Alternatives Method One: Disable Plex Authentication on Your Local NetworkĮnabling local access to your Plex server without authentication is a great way to sidestep the internet-based authentication process and use your Plex clients in the way that feels most like you’re used to. But, because of the diverse number of devices people run Plex on, we recommend you refer to this Plex help file to determine where those configuration files are located on your particular device. We’ll mention which things you need to edit in the section below.
