Startup issue

[letterman 40]

I sloved the embytray-problem like that.

CASE:
Windows. I need a running EmbyServer after reboot without logging in. After logging in later, I need Embytray working, too.

PROBLEM:
Starting emby with Task Scheduler is easy. Just add a task Programm Start ...embyserver.exe (with Systemstart)
But when logging in, Embytray ist missing, because of different execution sessions.

SOLUTION:
Add first scheduled task (with systemstart) to start programm C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\EmbyServer.exe
Add second scheduled task (when user logging in) to start PS-Script:  C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe    args-field:   -command C:\xxx\yourscriptname.ps1  I trigged the start of this script with a delay of 30 sec.
 

#
# Script to shutdown EmbyServer with POST-Method and start it again afterwards
#


$headers = @{
    "X-Emby-Client"        = "Emby Web"
    "X-Emby-Device-Name"   = "Google Chrome Windows"
    # "X-Emby-Device-Id"     = "xxxxx"  Seems to be not necessary
    # "X-Emby-Client-Version"= "4.8.7.0"Seems to be not necessary
    "X-Emby-Token"         = "YOUR API"
    # "X-Emby-Language"      = "en-us"  Seems to be not necessary
}

# Function to test, if EmbyServer is running.
# Delayed 5 seconds, because it takes some time to startup/shutdown


function Test-EmbyServerRunning {
    param (
        [string]$ProcessName = "EmbyServer"
    )
    $waitingTime = 3
    Write-Host "Waiting $waitingTime seconds..."
    Start-Sleep -Seconds $waitingTime
    $processes = Get-Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $ProcessName }

    if ($processes) {
        $timeout = 5
        Write-Host "EmbyServer is still running... waiting $timeout seconds if it stopps"
        $endTime = (Get-Date).AddSeconds($timeout)
        
        while ((Get-Date) -lt $endTime) {
            $process = Get-Process -Name $ProcessName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            if (-not $process) {
                # Write-Host "EmbyServer stopped."
                return $false
            }
            Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
        }
        
        if ($process) {
            # Write-Host "Error: EmbyServer did not stop."
            return $true
        }

    } else {
        # Write-Host "Timeout: EmbyServer is not running."
        return $false
    }

    return $false
}


# Check, if EmbyServer is allready running before shutdown
Write-Host "Check EmbyServer Status"
$serverRunning = Test-EmbyServerRunning

if ($serverRunning) {
    
      # Shutdown EmbyServer
       try {
       Write-Host "EmbyServer is running."
       Write-Host "Invoke Shutdown EmbyServer successfull"
       Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://localhost:8096/emby/System/Shutdown" -Method Post -Headers $headers
       
       # Check, if EmbyServer stopped
       Write-Host "Check EmbyServer Status"
       $serverRunning = Test-EmbyServerRunning
           if ($serverRunning) {
             Write-Host "EmbyServer did not stop."
             Write-Host "Press Enter to Exit."
             Read-Host
             exit
                   } else {
                    Write-Host "EmbyServer is not running. Shutdown successful."
                          }
          } catch {
          Write-Host "Error Invoke-RestMethod: $($_.Exception.Message)"
          Write-Host "Press Enter to Exit."
          Read-Host
          exit
    }

} else {
    Write-Host "EmbyServer is not running. Shutdown not necessary."
    }


# Start EmbyServer

try {
    Start-Process "C:\Users\XXXXX\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\system\EmbyServer.exe"  # Insert your Path
    Write-Host "Start-Process EmbyServer successfull"

} catch {
    Write-Host "Error Start-Process: $($_.Exception.Message)"
    Write-Host "Press Enter to Exit."
    Read-Host
    exit
}

# Check, if EmbyServer started
Write-Host "Check EmbyServer Status"
$serverRunning = Test-EmbyServerRunning
if ($serverRunning) {
    Write-Host "Successful: EmbyServer is running. Skript Exit in 3 Seconds."
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 3
    exit
        
} else {
    Write-Host "EmbyServer did not start."
    Write-Host "Press Enter to Exit."
    Read-Host
    exit
    }

Voilá.
EmbyServer works after system boot and works with embytray after logging in.
No guarantees if it works for you, too. But i hope so.

Edited May 27, 2024 by letterman

[visproduction 315]

Letterman,

Try shutting down Windows differently.  Use [Windows Key X], type U two times to shut Windows completely down.  I am guessing that your shutdown is putting Windows in sleep mode.  There are also bugs related to this where the workstation gets stuck in a Sleep mode sequence.  To get out of that, you can restart and then hold the off button on startup so the computer forces a shut down.  If you do that twice, you should get a Safe boot mode.  There are many posts online discussing similar issues: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=windows+sleep+mode+error+cannot+shut+down&ia=web

Hopefully when you start up correctly, Emby will begin to start automatically again.