Long dead Windows Media Center SDK shows up on GitHub
Charlie Owen, a former Program Manager at Microsoft who previously worked on Windows Media Center uploaded the SDK for Windows 7 on GitHub this week.
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Windows Media Player set to lose a feature on Windows 7
With Windows 7 reaching its end of life in less than a year, developers are likely to begin retiring features for the operating system. Kicking off the process of retiring features is Microsoft, who is retiring a feature in Windows ... Read more
Rumor: NEON is Microsoft's new streamlined design language coming in Redstone 3
Microsoft is planning to introduce a new design language called "NEON" in the Redstone 3 update. The Microsoft Design Language has changed a lot since it's first release back in 2002 and now it seems like it's time for another drastic change.
How to install Windows Media Center on Windows 10
Windows Media Center being excluded from Windows 10 probably didn’t bother too many people. We haven’t heard of any online riots protesting the exclusion, but, niches exist, and for some people, Windows Media Center is big deal. WindowsBlogItalia figured out ... Read more
Windows 10 means no more Media Center, even if you paid for it
When users upgrade to Windows 10 they’ll be adding plenty of new features but there is a list of features they will lose in the upgrade. One of them is the removal of Windows Media Center. Even if users paid ... Read more
Windows Media Center won't be included in Windows 10
News, both big and small, continues to filter out of Microsoft's Build conference, which took place this week in San Francisco. According to a post today by Ed Bott over at ZDNet, Microsoft's Windows Media Center, which was once full ... Read more
The agonizingly slow death of Windows Media Center, Is Xbox the cause?
It doesn’t get much attention because, let’s face it, the software has never hit the big time. Never made headlines or changed the world in a meaningful way. Perhaps things could have turned out differently for Windows Media Center, but ... Read more
All about plug-ins for Windows Media Center
Pete Brown: One of the great benefits of the community of enthusiasts that has grown around Windows
Optimize your display for Windows Media Center
Pete Brown: A few weeks ago, we looked at the benefits of using Categories News
CES brings wave of connected media devices thanks to Windows Media Center in Windows Embedded 7
Pete Brown: Most consumers may not know what Windows Embedded is, although many of you have interacted with it somewhere along the line. Windows Embedded is a componentized version of the OS that we offer to manufacturers who can then optimize it for use in specialized devices. It runs everything from automotive systems to retail point of sale machines, digital signage and industrial equipment.
So last April, when it was announced that the latest version – Window Embedded Standard 7 – included the Windows Media Center feature, not too many consumers took notice. Over on TheGreenButton.com, however, our enthusiast community certainly did...
Keeping Windows Media Center in step with changes from your cable company
Pete Brown: We've been using Windows Media Center as our home’s main DVR for several years now. We have basic cable service, and over the past few months, my cable company has started to switch some of our channels from analog delivery over to their digital service.
This type of change has become more and more common for cable companies over the past year or so, as a quick search on TheGreenButton.com (TGB), our community for Windows Media Center enthusiasts will show. What's more, there are a few different types of changes going on with cable providers, and people are turning to TGB to help keep their Windows Media Center PCs in step with the changes.
Here are some of the most common scenarios we're seeing, and some of the options you have for keeping your Windows Media Center PC in step with any changes your provider may be making...
Hauppauge HD PVR and Windows Media Center: Is it the working-class TiVo?
The promise of Hauppauge's HD PVR digital recording device is that it will enable you to use the exp
Acer shows off Windows Media Center Embedded at IDF
Among the various demos at IDF today, Acer showed off its Revo 2 sporting a special treat -- Windows