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 ...

In brief: Microsoft has applied a fresh coat of paint to one of its oldest default OS apps: the venerable Windows Media Player. Now just called the 'Media Player' in Windows 11, the revamped app is ...

VLC Media Player has long been the go-to alternative for Windows Media Player on PCs. In fact, it used to be one of the first few apps I installed as soon as I set up a new computer. Over time, though ...

The new crop of default Windows apps is too resource-hungry and inefficient — ditch them for these lightweight alternatives to save RAM.

I can stand windows media player anymore. I want to switch to something else. I want a video player that'll play divx, and all the other mpeg formats. What is out there? I downloaded some video player ...

Want to turn your PC into a digital video recorder and media center box? For more than a decade Microsoft has made that by offering Windows Media Center. But when Windows 10 ships in the summer of ...