Media Center Quick Tip – Finding Protected Recorded TV Files
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...
Use SkyDrive on your Media Center PC to view photographs that are automatically uploaded from your Windows Phone.
read moreUsing a TiVo Slide Remote with Windows Media Center
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.
read moreHow to Set Up VPN for Windows Home Server 2011
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.
read moreRemove TotalMedia Theatre DVD Prompt in Media Center
This registry hack will eliminate the annoying prompt that TotalMedia Theatre displays every time you try to play a DVD in Windows Media Center.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Starting Media Center from the Xbox Dashboard...
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.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Guide Shortcuts and Features
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.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Enable Media Only Mode
Hide the standard window control buttons from Windows Media Center by enabling Media Only mode.
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Add a New Drive to Your Recorded TV Library
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.
read moreNetflix HD on Atom Workaround
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...
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Fix Record Start/Stop Time Problems
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).
read moreMedia Center Quick Tip – Remove Start Menu Strips for Add-ins
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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