Questions tagged [zune]

Microsoft Zune covers the physical hardware Zune music player 4, 8, 16, 16 (HD), 30, 32 (HD), 64 (HD), 80, and 120, along with the Zune Software for the PC.

Zune by Microsoft

"Zune is the premium music and video service from Microsoft. Download Zune software, get a Zune HD player and Zune Pass, and go to Zune Marketplace for hit songs and shows."

http://www.zune.net/en-US/

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Zune Pass with Media Center

I would like to share a music folder on my network with my Media Center machine and play my Zune Pass music through the Media Center software. The problem I am having is that since the music is DRM protected, Media Center has trouble playing the…
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Extensions for the Zune software

Are there any extensions, plugins or addins available for the Zune software?
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Microsoft keyboard (8000)'s play button opens Windows Media Player rather than Zune on Windows 7

I'm currently using the Microsoft 8000 keyboard on Windows 7 and before installing Microsoft's Keyboard application, it was opening Zune and playing music with the play button. After installation, it is now opening Windows Media Player (WMP) rather…
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Streaming Media Solution for the family

Can anyone suggest a good solution for sharing media resources in the home environment for a family of 5. Hardware currently in the home includes - Windows Home Server 4 Laptops 1 desktop 3 xbox 360's 3 mobiles Network connections include a 40Mb…
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Can I transfer music to my Lumia phone without using the Zune software?

I'd much rather avoid installing Zune on my Windows PC if I can easily avoid it, I simply want to dump MP3s on/off it. It would be kind of nice if I could just use Windows Media Player... is there a neat way to make my phone (a 610 in my case) show…
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Cannot move Zune 4.0 window across to second monitor

I have a dual-monitor setup running Vista. I upgraded to the new Zune 4.0 software, and now I cannot drag the Zune window across to the second monitor because of this "snap to window" feature. I.e. whenever the mouse reaches close to the edge of…
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How can I sync Android with Zune?

I have just bought a shiny new HTC Hero. Is there any way to get it to sync with the Zune software. In particular I'm looking at Podcast management.
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Change billing country Windows Live / Zune

When I registered my Live account, I had the country set to US - primarily because at the time I was going to explore getting a Zune pass. I never ended up getting it and now want to change my account to Australia so I can use my Australian credit…
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Why do most of my MP3s show up as "unknown artist/album" in the Zune Software?

Just got myself a Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and am trying to sync my MP3s from my computer to my WP7 (via the Zune) feature. So I downloaded the Zune software and pointed it to my MP3 folder and it found all of my MP3s. The problem I'm having is that…
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What media formats do I have to use to prevent Zune from having to convert media for Windows Phone?

Zune is able to accept pretty much every media format under the sun, or at least can once someone's installed something like the KLite Codec Pack. However, it does do conversion on your behalf to a more supported format when you try to sync the…
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How do I move my Zune software to a new machine?

I have Zune installed on a computer and want to move this to a new Windows 7 computer. Although I haven't tried this yet I'm guessing that I could install the Zune software on Windows 7. However, how do I move all my subscriptions to podcasts etc.…
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Zune & iTunes parallel - Better cover handling

I own a ZuneHD and manage my library with the Zune software so far. We recently bought an iPod which has to be synced with the same library now. So far so good, I installed iTunes, pointed it at my files and syncing works as expected. But the whole…
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How do I subscribe to the Stack Exchange podcast using the Zune software?

The Stack Exchange podcast is hosted by SoundCloud. The title says the rest.
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How can I sync a Zune HD with Mac OSX?

How can I sync/use a Zune HD with Mac OSX? Is it possible?
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How to get play count of videos in Zune PC software?

How do I find out which videos in the Zune software on my PC, have not been played yet?
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