diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
index 4099c9c565..e68fee829d 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/BaseApplicationHost.cs
@@ -234,7 +234,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations
 
             JsonSerializer = CreateJsonSerializer();
 
-            MemoryStreamProvider = new MemoryStreamProvider();
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Platform == PlatformID.Win32NT)
+            {
+                MemoryStreamProvider = new RecyclableMemoryStreamProvider();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                MemoryStreamProvider = new MemoryStreamProvider();
+            }
 
             OnLoggerLoaded(true);
             LogManager.LoggerLoaded += (s, e) => OnLoggerLoaded(false);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/MemoryStreamProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/MemoryStreamProvider.cs
index 3640552833..c429474816 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/MemoryStreamProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations/IO/MemoryStreamProvider.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.IO;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.IO;
 using Microsoft.IO;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.IO
 {
-    public class MemoryStreamProvider : IMemoryStreamProvider
+    public class RecyclableMemoryStreamProvider : IMemoryStreamProvider
     {
         readonly RecyclableMemoryStreamManager _manager = new RecyclableMemoryStreamManager();
 
@@ -28,4 +23,22 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Implementations.IO
             return _manager.GetStream("RecyclableMemoryStream", buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
         }
     }
+
+    public class MemoryStreamProvider : IMemoryStreamProvider
+    {
+        public MemoryStream CreateNew()
+        {
+            return new MemoryStream();
+        }
+
+        public MemoryStream CreateNew(int capacity)
+        {
+            return new MemoryStream(capacity);
+        }
+
+        public MemoryStream CreateNew(byte[] buffer)
+        {
+            return new MemoryStream(buffer);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/TV/SeriesResolver.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/TV/SeriesResolver.cs
index 870e8b55ac..1e480e265f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/TV/SeriesResolver.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/TV/SeriesResolver.cs
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers.TV
                 var collectionType = args.GetCollectionType();
                 if (string.Equals(collectionType, CollectionType.TvShows, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
-                    if (args.ContainsFileSystemEntryByName("tvshow.nfo"))
-                    {
-                        return new Series
-                        {
-                            Path = args.Path,
-                            Name = Path.GetFileName(args.Path)
-                        };
-                    }
+                    //if (args.ContainsFileSystemEntryByName("tvshow.nfo"))
+                    //{
+                    //    return new Series
+                    //    {
+                    //        Path = args.Path,
+                    //        Name = Path.GetFileName(args.Path)
+                    //    };
+                    //}
 
                     var configuredContentType = _libraryManager.GetConfiguredContentType(args.Path);
                     if (!string.Equals(configuredContentType, CollectionType.TvShows, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))