Media Center Quick Tip – Finding Protected Recorded TV Files

May 12, 2012 by

This Windows Media Center Quick Tip shows you how to easily find out which of your Recorded TV shows are copy-protected.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Syncing Windows Phone Camera Roll to Media Ce...

Apr 28, 2012 by

Use SkyDrive on your Media Center PC to view photographs that are automatically uploaded from your Windows Phone.

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Using a TiVo Slide Remote with Windows Media Center

Apr 27, 2012 by

Wouldn't the TiVo sliding keyboard remote be great if you could use it with Windows Media Center? Well now you can have all of that keyboard goodness and still use the best DVR on the planet: Windows Media Center. Let us show you step-by-step how to configure this keyboard + remote with Media Center.

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How to Set Up VPN for Windows Home Server 2011

Mar 26, 2012 by

Many companies use VPN to let you log into your work desktop from home. With Windows Home Server, you can take advantage of underlying Windows Server 2008 features to enable VPN for secure access to your own home network. It's a little work, but we walk you through all the steps.

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Remove TotalMedia Theatre DVD Prompt in Media Center

Dec 15, 2011 by

This registry hack will eliminate the annoying prompt that TotalMedia Theatre displays every time you try to play a DVD in Windows Media Center.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Starting Media Center from the Xbox Dashboard...

Dec 12, 2011 by

The Fall 2011 update for the Xbox 360 brings a great new Metro-style UI to the Xbox dashboard, but where did Media Center go? You can still use your Xbox as an extender, you just have to dig a little to find it.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Guide Shortcuts and Features

Dec 1, 2011 by

Windows Media Center's guide may look like a traditional set-top box grid guide, but these tips may help make the guide much more useful.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Enable Media Only Mode

Nov 17, 2011 by

Hide the standard window control buttons from Windows Media Center by enabling Media Only mode.

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Media Center Quick Tip – Add a New Drive to Your Recorded TV Library

Sep 1, 2011 by

If you're adding more storage to your Windows Media Center HTPC, you can change your settings so the new drive will be used to store all new recorded shows.

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Netflix HD on Atom Workaround

Aug 21, 2011 by

Chris Barnes, over at Barnesian.com, has found a workaround that allows him to watch Netflix instant streaming content on his PC despite the fact that it is powered by the diminutive Intel Atom processor. Basically the workaround is to tell Netflix to limit your “video quality.” This...

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Media Center Quick Tip – Fix Record Start/Stop Time Problems

Jul 22, 2011 by

If the time is wrong on your Media Center PC, your recordings may start late or cut off too early. Improve the reliability of your time service updates by changing to one of a number of different services offered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Media Center Quick Tip – Remove Start Menu Strips for Add-ins

Jul 6, 2011 by

Windows Media Center's Start menu groups your media into nice categories. But what can you do if third-party apps decide to install their own strips in your Start menu? Remove 'em. This week's tip walks you through the steps.

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