Category: Windows Media Center

Remove an Item from the Extras Library in Windows 7 Media Center

Remove an Item from the Extras Library in Windows 7 Media Center

Ever wish to remove some the the junk in the Extras Library that you never use? If you’ve installed a plug-in and want it gone, you should be able to remove it completely through the Control Panel’s Add/Remove programs. If you just want to hide any plug-ins for the time being or hide any of [...]

May 2, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Copy Recorded TV Shows Between Computers in Windows 7 Media Center

Copy Recorded TV Shows Between Computers in Windows 7 Media Center

If you have multiple Windows 7 computers in the same Homegroup, you can easily copy and share Recorded TV files between computers in Windows Media Center.

April 26, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Automatically Open Windows 7 Media Center on Startup

Automatically Open Windows 7 Media Center on Startup

This is a simple little setting you will probably want to enable if you use your Windows 7 Media Center setup as a standalone HTPC device. Tip: You can also open Windows Media Center from a Media Center remote by pressing the Green Button.

April 17, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Changing the Default Recorded TV Folder in Windows 7 Media Center

Changing the Default Recorded TV Folder in Windows 7 Media Center

Looking for a way to change the default folder for recorded TV? Windows 7 Media Center has a setting to let you change theDrive that you use to record TV, but it doesn’t give you the option to choose a different folder. Fortunately we can configure a customized Recorded TV path with some basic registry [...]

April 15, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Record TV to a Secondary or External Hard Drive in Windows 7 Media Center

Record TV to a Secondary or External Hard Drive in Windows 7 Media Center

Media Center in Windows 7 records TV to your C drive by default. However, you do have the option to set Media Center to record TV to a different drive. It can be any drive attached to the PC, either external or secondary. Unfortunately, recording to a network share, even if it is a mounted [...]

April 15, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Schedule PC Shutdown with Windows 7 Media Center Sleep Timer Add-in

Schedule PC Shutdown with Windows 7 Media Center Sleep Timer Add-in

If you’re a Media Center user who tends to fall asleep while watching Media Center, you’ll want to give the MC7 Sleep Timer a try. This plug-in comes courtesy of user Sixbit from the forums over at the Green Button website. The MC7 plug-in can be configured to shut down your PC, or just Media [...]

April 14, 2010 | 0 Comments More