If you want to stream media from a desktop PC to other devices (as noted for Plex), note that Windows supports DLNA sharing as standard (it’s not part of Windows Media Center, so I hope it won ...

Power Up Your Media Center with Plug-ins. Your Windows Media Center can be powered up even more with third party plug-ins, and we've already shared 8 of our favorites (and you shared even more in ...

I won’t be upgrading my current media-center PC to Windows 8. And I sure as heck won’t be paying for Windows Media Center, which continues to be a great asset in Windows 7. Let me know how you ...

While hardware is vital to a media center PC, software merits mention, too. Luckily, between Windows XP and the applications bundled with the ATI All-In-Wonder 9600, most of the software ...

D-Link’s MediaLounge DSM-750 media-center extender lets you access Windows Media Center from your living room, even when your PC is somewhere else in the house.

A 'stick' or 'mini PC' running Windows 10 can make a great, inexpensive streaming box. Here are some tips to get you going.

Remember when Microsoft said Windows 10 wouldn’t support Windows Media Center? Well, that’s only kind of true. While the latest version of Windows doesn’t ship with the software, it turns ...

We created a fire-breathing, high-def Media Center PC with over 1.5TB of storage, a screamingly fast Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor, a TV tuner, Creative surround-sound card and speakers, a ...

Windows XP Media Center Edition turns a PC into a media center that integrates digital entertainment experiences with the freedom of remote-control access. Consumers can enjoy live television, ...

The breakthrough is the Media Center's two different on-screen personalities. When you work on e-mail and spreadsheets, it looks like any other Windows XP machine.

Windows Media Center (WMC) was designed to organize and store a music, video and photo collection, and content could be viewed and heard on the PC or sent over the network to a stereo or TV.