Windows Media Center is a Home Theater program that comes with most versions of Windows Vista and 7.
Questions tagged [windows-media-center]
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How do I associate my keyboard's media keys with VLC media player?
I've got an ASUS K50AF series notebook with Windows 7 Home Premium x64. I'm using VLC media player, and I want to use media keys (play, pause, rewind, forward, stop) with it. Currently, they're associated with Windows Media Center.
I've tried…
user55479
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Is it best to reformat the hard drive to exFAT using 512kb chunk, or smaller or bigger chunks?
I can reformat a brand new 2TB WD Passport drive to exFAT, with choice of many "Allocation Unit Size":
128kb
256kb
512kb
1024kb
4096kb
16384kb
32768kb
which one is best if this drive is mainly used for recording HDTV programs using Media Center on…
nonopolarity
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How do I fix monitor detection in Windows 7?
I'm using Windows 7 + Windows Media Center for my HTPC. It works great except from one annoying issue. Whenever I turn off my TV while listening to music, the music stops for a second or while Windows 7 tries to figure out what monitor is attached.…
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How can I get Windows Media Center on my Windows 8 Enterprise install?
Windows Media Center is no longer part of the default install for any Windows SKU, due to its low use. I do use it, and plan on installing it.
For a limited time, the WMC install is free, so I wanted to get in on that. I went to the website…
user939
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What are some tweaks to Windows 7 that can be done for a HTPC?
I've built a HTPC and would like to optimize Windows 7 to dedicate as much of the resources to Media playback through the HTPC. I'll be using XBMC and Media Center (testing them out, and making a selection later). I'll also be playing full HD…
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Is it possible to "preload" all thumbs.db files in a directory?
Was just curious to if there is a way I can preload all thumbs.db files in directory (and its sub-directories) so that when I visit those folders later in explorer or media center, the thumbnails are already loaded.
Not so important for images, but…
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Use remote computer without disturbing local user
I have a Windows 7 computer that is acting as a Media Center so it is always on but not always in use.
I would like to be able to log in to this machine remotely and launch some scripts that take time to compute.
If I use Remote Desktop I can get a…
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How to remove Media Center from Windows 8
I bought 2 Windows 8 upgrades, 1 for my PC and 1 for my notebook. I added Windows Media Center to my notebook using the free offer in November (side note: the key was emailed to me within 5 minutes, I see many people have been complaining that it…
Cindy Jayakumar
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How to slipstream Windows 8 Pro Pack?
Another query that might take some time to get answered... As of now, AFAIK the Pro/Media Center Pack can only be downloaded via the "Add features" option in Windows 8.
Is there an offline installer available? If not, what if we need to reinstall…
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How do I convert WTV (and DVR-MS) files into a smaller standard format?
The external hard drive on my HTPC is almost full and so I'm going to need to convert a large number of the films recorded from the television (in WTV format) into something smaller. At present, a 2 hour film is about 3-4GB.
I've tried converting…
Richard
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My display is blank when I turn on my HDTV connected to Media Center
When I turn on my TV, it's often the case that the screen is blank and I have to unplug / plug the HDMI cable connected from the Windows Media Center to a Samsung LED TV.
This problem only occurs when the Media Center has played content that…
Omar Shahine
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Media Centre on Windows 8
I am trying to install media centre on windows 8. I downloaded a key and installed it on my laptop with no problems.
When I try to install on it my desktop it informs me that the key checks out but then hits me with an error saying 'Something went…
John
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How to adjust Aspect Ratio in Windows Media Center
Is there any way of adjusting the aspect ratio of movies I view in Windows Media Center on Windows 7 RTM x64? Any hidden features? Any brilliant light weight plugins?
Using Shark007 Codecs, and otherwise just default Media Center and Media Player.
I…
Svish
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Can Windows 7 use hibernate and still wake up to record tv shows with Media Center
Currently I only use sleep on my Windows 7 pc. To save some power I would like to start using hibernate mode.
Does Windows 7 wake up from hibernate mode, to record tv shows I have programmed to record with Media Center?
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Why does Windows Media Center make http requests for watched folders on a network drive?
I have a Linux server on my home LAN that has a filesystem shared via Samba (/export), where I store some older recorded TV (under /export/Recorded\ TV). The system is also a web server, running a couple web apps. Apache vhosts:
VirtualHost…
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