Want to turn your PC into a digital video recorder and media center box? For more than a decade Microsoft has made that by offering Windows Media Center. But when Windows 10 ships in the summer of ...

If you're new to OS installs, this will give you the guidelines you'll need to get through the process with a minimum of angst. If you're an installation guru, then you might find a couple of tips to ...

After years of jealously eyeing the success of consumer-electronics vendors in the living room, and after releasing two versions of its Media Center software to help it gain a foothold in the market, ...

Now that Microsoft’s release of Windows 7 is just around the corner, everyone’s falling over themselves with reviews and how-tos. I’m no different… this week I’ve got tips on tweaking Windows Media ...

Addressing a hot-button issue among consumers, a maker of DVD-burning tools unveiled software designed to make discs recorded on Windows Media Center PCs compatible with standard DVD players. the ...

What true techie hasn’t mused about how to get rid of CDs, DVDs, and all that media clutter in favor of an all-digital entertainment center? It’s been a fantasy for years, but it’s never really ...

I'm looking for recommendations from those of you who are happily running PC-based media centers with a focus on DVR functionality. Apparently I've ridden Windows Media Center about as far as it will ...

Microsoft suffers from multiple personality disorder. With great fanfare, it repeatedly announced no Windows 7 support after Jan. 14, 2020, and that it would not update the Windows Media Center TV ...