# Startup streams not starting up?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [October 16, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/startup-streams-not-starting-up/41799 "2014-10-16T15:44:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![richard\_knight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@richard\_knight](https://community.wowza.com/u/richard_knight)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/startup-streams-not-starting-up/41799/1 "2014-10-16T15:44:51Z")
So I have just configured my streams from RTMP to UDP. I am running Wowza 4.1 on windows, and have successfully added my stream files. I have added these to my startup stream also. However, i have noticed that when i manually restart the server software, the streams do not restart. I have to manually add them. This is not good for the ‘Always on’ connection i need. Has anyone else seen this or know how to fix it? If someone from Wowza wants to connect in and check it out i can provide remote desktop credentials… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.wowza.com/t/startup-streams-not-starting-up/41799)._