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 ...

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, ...

Microsoft’s Windows Media Center obeys the broadcast flag when it doesn’t have to, and consumers won’t be happy. This could kill off the Microsoft Windows Media Center product line. “Digital ...

JIM ALLCHIN: Good morning, and welcome to the next era in computing. Our industrys potential over the next several years is just staggering, both in terms of what well make possible and how many ...

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 ...

A couple months back I gave you some tips on how to customize Windows Media Center, my onetime favorite Microsoft media management system. I’ll be honest: I’ve been thinking seriously about cutting ...

Windows Media Center doesn’t get as much attention as it should — it’s a very developed, smooth, and media-friendly product. It comes pre-installed in Windows Vista and 7, in the standard “Home ...

Windows Media Center is a 10-foot interface for a PC that lets you control your music, movies, photos, and other media from the comfort of your couch — provided your PC is plugged into your TV and you ...

It's a little-known fact that Windows Media Center can tune in local FM radio stations--provided, that is, you have an FM tuner connected to your PC (some internal TV tuner cards include one) and a ...

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 ...