Running Roon on Windows 24/24

[Maurizio_Fabiani]

Roon Server Machine

Windows 11 Pro on MiniPC

Networking Gear & Setup Details

Fritzbox 7590. Roon runs on WiFi

Number of Tracks in Library

More than 25,000

Description of Issue

Hi everyone, I’m a new user of Roon and Windows (I’ve always used MAC but I have a very old one that prevents me from using the current version of Roon and ARC, so I’m forced to use Windows). What I would like to know is how to keep Roon Server turned on 24/24 because I saw that on my notebook, when it goes to sleep it also puts Roon to sleep.
Thanks so much to anyone who can help me…

[Robert_F]

This is possible, an example is here from Micro Center on how to prevent Windows from sleeping for W10 but should be similar for W11:

https://www.microcenter.com/tech_center/article/9162/how-to-disable-sleep-mode-in-windows-10

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

In the power settings, set the sleep time to ‘never’ to turn off sleeping. You can also turn off sleeping when the lid is closed. I did it on my Windows laptop. I keep the lid closed and it runs 24/7.

[Maurizio_Fabiani]

Thanks… is it safe to do this? And HOW to make roon start at login? Roon Core and Roon Server (or this is done all by roon core)?

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

@Maurizio_Fabiani

is it safe to do this

What are you concered about?

@Maurizio_Fabiani

And HOW to make roon start at login?

Configuring Windows to log in automatically for Headless Servers

I simply added the rServer shortcut to my Windows start-up folder, per THIS instruction set. Seems to be a much easier process than the “Configuring Windows to log in automatically for Headless Servers” doc I found in the Roon KB (my registry didn’t follow all the levels exactly as depicted in the KB’s instruction set so I didn’t muck around).

[Maurizio_Fabiani]

@Marian

What are you concered about?

I mean safe for the machine to run 24/24

BTW thanks for the explanation…

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

Yes, computers are designed to run 24/7.

[Maurizio_Fabiani]

@Configuring Windows to log in automatically for Headless Servers

I simply added the rServer shortcut to my Windows start-up folder,

So i need to download also the rserver? I was thinking (as MAC version does) i need to download only the Roon WIndows package… where eventually to download the rserver? And more i just need to rserver to run automatically or also the roon core?

[Marian (I stand with Ukraine)]

In the latest version, there’s only one Roon package and it comes with the server. This article shows how to configure server to run at startup:

RoonServer (roonlabs.com)