Microsoft recently announced that after a dozen years, it would no longer include support for Windows Media Center (WMC) in the upcoming Windows 10. WMC was novel when introduced as a special edition ...

As we're all likely aware of by now media center won't be supported (or even installable) in Windows 10. This inspired a look at alternatives. We (my wife and I) use media center to watch and record ...

After years of jealously eyeing the success of consumer-electronics vendors in the living room, and after releasing two versions of its Media Center software to help it gain a foothold in the market, ...

I'm looking for recommendations from those of you who are happily running PC-based media centers with a focus on DVR functionality. Apparently I've ridden Windows Media Center about as far as it will ...

Netflix continues their push for dominance today with their integration into Windows Media Center on PCs running either Windows Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate. If your Windows machine runs ...

Microsoft has made Windows XP Media Center edition available to only a few large system builders, such as Hewlett Packard, Toshiba, Sony, and Viewsonic. That complicates things for system builders who ...

I’m a big fan of Microsoft’s Windows Media Center, which is built into Vista and Windows 7. Last week I told you how to keep Windows Media Center from filling up your hard drive; this week I’ll tell ...

Now that Microsoft’s release of Windows 7 is just around the corner, everyone’s falling over themselves with reviews and how-tos. I’m no different… this week I’ve got tips on tweaking Windows Media ...

HANOVER, GERMANY – Microsoft for the first time in three years plans to go without a new release of Windows XP Media Center Edition, a company spokesman said Friday. Instead, Microsoft plans to offer ...