IT Services News: A look into some of the popular third-party add-ons that work nicely with Media Center Windows and enhance its appeal and functionality ...

What'd we miss in the way of Windows Media Center add-ons, plug-ins, and tweaks? What other apps make your own WMC setup the kind of thing you brag to friends (and random internet commenters) about?

Unlike Windows 7, Windows 8 will not come with Windows Media Center as part of the operating system. It's now an add-on that can be purchased through the Add Features option in Windows 8.

Windows 8 users had to purchase a Media Center Pack add-on to continue using WMC or find alternative tools to play DVDs and Blu-Rays. Recommended Videos Windows Media Player will be removed when ...

Windows only: If you use Windows Media Center to manage your movies, TV shows, and music, then you need to grab Media Browser, an open-source plug-in ...

And, sure enough, if you’ve installed the new Windows 8 Release Preview, you’ve no doubt discovered that Microsoft’s awesome, endlessly underrated media-center software is nowhere to be found.

Windows 7 users, of course, can still use the pre-installed Windows Media Center, ... The SDK meanwhile never attracted many useful add-ons for Microsoft's media player.

Power up Media Center with these tweaks and add-ons. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ... HKEY_ LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Media Center\Settings\VideoConstants .

The Kodi team has released the biggest update of their popular free and open source cross-platform media player in nearly two years. Among other things, Kodi 20.0 “Nexus” brings support for ...