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Windows Media Center IS in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Feb 29, 2012

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Now that I have the Windows 8 Consumer Preview installed, I wanted to check on Windows Media Center – and it is there!

It appears to be the same as the Windows 7 Media Center app, so it’s not been “metro’d” just yet, but at least its there.

Have you tried the consumer preview yet?

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15 COMMENTS

Johnny Zajdler Feb 29, 2012 At 8:41 pm

I had to hunt around to find where to start Media Center, it’s hard enough to find it in Windows 7, geeze.

Anyway, I did an upgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to Windows 8, it went well. So I added my 360 as an extender. That’s working. I have MediaBrowser in Media Center and that came up all nice on the 360, so no issues there.
- Johnny Zajdler Feb 29, 2012 At 8:43 pm
  
  The 360 did need a Windows Update, but I’m not sure if it due to Windows 8 or if I’m behind in my 360 updates.
- jedgeco Mar 1, 2012 At 8:19 pm
  
  Does it support Blu-ray playback?
  - Andrew Edney Mar 1, 2012 At 9:53 pm
    
    No, it’s the same version of Media Center in Windows 7, nothing has changed for this preview
Greg Welch Feb 29, 2012 At 11:48 pm

I really want to see Media Center metro’d and to be one of the defualt tiles
- Dan Mar 1, 2012 At 12:19 am
  
  I’d be happy if MS offered a paid plug in that provides native blu ray support. I know there are other ways to make this happen, but we shouldn’t have to use media browers to launch 3rd party players in a program conveniently called “Windows Media Center”
Joe Winter Mar 1, 2012 At 1:26 am

I must just be being dumb here – Where is it!??
- Andrew Edney Mar 1, 2012 At 7:24 am
  
  You have to go searching for it under Apps – not the easiest thing to find!
Darmok Mar 1, 2012 At 3:40 am

What is teh version number? How about more info?
- Andrew Edney Mar 1, 2012 At 7:27 am
  
  As I said, it’s the same version that is in Windows 7 – they haven’t done any work on it for the Consumer Preview build.
PVR Mar 2, 2012 At 4:28 am

tuners and guide all work? If not I’ll try analogue cable and astc and report back. I’ll probably have to appy the astc hack since I’m in Canada.
Liz Army Mar 4, 2012 At 4:21 am

mce150 and hvr1600 install oob. I’m in Canada so I used the win7 hack to force the astc. So far no joy, the guide is not present. The hacks seemed to install fine from the command prompt.
Guest Mar 24, 2012 At 1:41 pm

Kind of tells you what Microsoft is thinking here. All that effort on the Metro interface, and yet they have not even touched Windows Media Center. Have you really seen any substantial changes in this app since it’s inception?

Tell me that this couldn’t have been the Metro killer app … Windows tablet/phone touch screen control, etc…

Hate to say it folks, but Microsoft can’t see the forest from the trees when it comes to home entertainment/Media/TV. Their solution? Hope you cable provider supports the XBOX platform as a cable box (Comcast/ Verizon Fios) so they can sell more XBOX’es.
Mgvincent1961 Apr 5, 2012 At 8:14 pm

where did u find it, it does not seem to be in my version…
- Andrew Edney Apr 5, 2012 At 8:38 pm
  
  You have to do a search for it