After Update "Waiting for your Roon Server" / "start Roon Server" doesn't work

[Chris_Younkman]

Roon Core Machine

i7-1165g7 2.8ghz, 16 GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

Networking Gear & Setup Details

direct ethernet connection to router

Connected Audio Devices

Hola Audio Red direct ethernet connected to router

Number of Tracks in Library

~30k tracks

Description of Issue

I run Roon on a dedicated i7 windows machine running latest update Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2. I access it via remote desktop only. After the 2.0.25 (I think? I can’t launch Roon successfully so I can’t check) update, in the last 3 days, Roon has been unavailable. When I connected via remote desktop, the Roon screen said it was updating the library. After this, I only see “Waiting for your Roon Server”. There is a “start Roon Server” button, it doesn’t work. I have restarted the machine a couple time and restarted Roon with the same results. What do I try now?

I do have the Roon Server app install on this machine as well – it doesn’t seem like that ever worked, because any time I power down the machine I have to log in and start the Roon standard App before I can see the Roon server from a remote.

Please help!

[Chris_Younkman]

any help? no change on my end.

[Chris_Younkman]

I fixed this.

I uninstalled ‘RoonServer’ (from the Apps control panel) and rebooted. I did not select ‘settings and database’ in the remove dialog. Restarted Roon, had the same problem. It launches, and I see the ‘Start Roon Server’ button but nothing really happens when I click it, it just comes back after thinking.

I uninstalled ‘Roon’ (from the Apps control panel) and rebooted. Downloaded latest Rooninstaller64 (As of 2023-11-16) and installed. After install, starting Roon, it shows 2 other machines on the network as possible Roon servers. I clicked ‘Use this PC’. I get the thinking animation, then a prompt to deauthorize another machine, it thought for a while, then it launched with my library.