Problem:
I wish to keep Windows Media Center on top of the Windows but I am not getting this option in Windows 8.
Resolution:-
Unfortunately this option is missing in Windows 8 though it was present in Windows 7.
You may use a third party application:Always On Top to keep Windows Media Center on top in Windows 8.It forces selected windows to stay on top. It’s free.The program is written in Autohotkey with a single line of.code.To turn on and off this utility press Ctrl-Space
Here is the feedback from a user – Jim, Calgary:-
“The problem I have experienced while to trying to upgrade to the media centre is the product keys I had purchased from BestBuy wouldn’t work. The message I got was the keys were not good. I went back to bestBuy and they replaced one of them and still the same problem. Only after the fact did I found out that Microsoft was offering the upgrade free which I now have for one of the computers I bought, I still have the second and need the upgrade for that. BestBuy is still selling the upgrade seperately for $69 here in Canada and for some reason Microsoft does not reconize the product keys in the packages being sold. Talk about a rip off from BestBuy.”
The original thread is here:-Upgrade to Windows 8 Media Center
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Microsoft has updated it’s Windows 8 app developer blog explaining on how app makers can use the Play To contract.It has explained , how Play To could be enabled for the Big Buck Bunny Video and then the video can then be shown on any device that is wirelessly linked to the Windows 8 device.Not only this-“Play To is automatically enabled for music, videos, and images in the new IE10 app. IE tries to identify the best media item to use as the Play To source, however, it favors elements that are currently playing, selected, in-focus, and actively in view.”
The developers behind the popular XBMC media center software have released the first beta version of XBMC 12.0 Frodo.
Features:-
Problem:-
The problem started after upgrading to Windows 8 Pro.Whenever I try to record it gives me error that I don’t have “enough disk space” but I actually have 900 GB Free space.I have tried tweakings including HD recording disabling but no luck.
Resolution:-
1. Close down Windows Media Center
2.In Windows 8 Pro Start up Screen write Control Panel.
3.Open Control Panel in Large icons view.
4.Open Administrative Tools.
5 Double Click on Computer Management ,navigate to System Tools->Expand it to Task Scheduler->Task Scheduler Library->Microsoft->Windows->Media Center
3. In the central panel locate “MediaCenterRecoveryTask” which should have a status “Ready”. Right click on this task and select Run (status goes to “Running”)
4. Wait a while for the task to do its stuff (the status doesn’t seem to change) then right click on the task again and select End (status goes back to “Ready”)
5. Open Windows Media Center which will report that there has been a problem and that it is necessary to run through the setup again.
Problem:-
When I am trying to play Blue-ray Disc it says:”It is required to enable hardware acceleration for Blu-ray Disc playback. Please make sure your system meets minimum requirement criteria and enable the feature from Video Settings Page (Error code = 0030)”.I am using PowerDVD.
Resolution:-
Open PowerDVD’s Configuration dialog, click Video tab. In the Hardware Acceleration section, make sure “Enable hardware acceleration” option is checked.
The registration for the Windows Upgrade Offer has started from August 20.If you buy a qualifying Windows 7 PC between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013, you can purchase a download of Windows 8 Pro at a special promotional price that varies by region.The Upgrade Offer is available for the 140 countries.
Customers who want to install Windows Media Center will need to purchase the Windows 8 Media Center Pack through the Add Windows Feature function after upgrading to Windows 8 Pro.
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