Windows Media Center Edition has remained in the hearts of many for its simplicity and effectiveness. Some will remember the launch of the first version of Windows MCE based on Windows Xp. The media center controllable via remote control has always been a dedicated application, so if closed the system could be used as a normal version of Windows XP. The media center application was revised, improved and then included in Windows Vista, the latest version was released in 2005.
It was truly a pioneering application for 2002, with apps for on-demand streaming of content, dedicated games, and the ability to fully control the PC via the remote control. Today you can do all this through Kodi but in 2002 it was a real novelty.
Media Center has not been updated since 2005 and it is no longer included in the latest versions of Windows, so I'm sorry but you'll never see a Windows 10 Media Center Edition. However, it remains a convenient and valid alternative, and for some a fundamental application if they want to use an old tuner for digital terrestrial. So for this range of users there is no hope and do they have to stay with an old version of Windows?
Fortunately, the answer is no! Media Center can be installed easily and for free even on Windows 10!
In addition, Media Center is not the only application that is no longer present in new versions of Windows, but the beloved one Movie Maker it had been abandoned, but thanks to a willing coder it was extracted and it is possible to install it easily and for free on Windows 10.
Preliminary information
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Install Media Center on Windows 10
It is not difficult, depending on the architecture and version of your system you have to download one of these two compressed packages:
- Windows Media Center 32 bit
- Windows Media Center 64 bit
If you do not know which version of the system you have just a quick check just write "inf" in the search box at the bottom left and press the Enter key. The Windows 10 information screen will open and from there just look at the System Type item to have no doubts.
At the end of the download, unzip the downloaded package in a folder, then go to in the chosen folder.
Click on the file _TestRights.cmd right click and choose Run as administrator, it should open a terminal window, if it does not appear, try again a couple of times always with administrator privileges if it continues to refuse to appear, restart the system, and then try again always with privileges.
Once the terminal window you can close it and continue, go back to the folder and choose the Installer.cmd file again by right clicking and choosing the Run as administrator option.
A terminal window will open and various writings will appear that will testify to the progress of the installation, when it is complete the message Done Press any key to exit will appear, just press any button on your keyboard to complete the installation.
Now in your Start menu you will find the item media Center and just click on it to start the application and have it exactly as you remembered it, unfortunately it is in English but do not worry there is also a simple way to translate it.
Translate Media Center into town on Windows 10
Here are the simple steps to translate Media Center into our language:
- Download this package and unzip it in a known folder.
- Then simply take the it-it folder and copy it with all its contents into the C: Windowsehome folder
- At this point you are finished, just start Media Center to find it perfectly translated into in your language.
Conclusion
Here we have concluded our guide, let us know if you too managed to correctly install Media Center on Windows 10. Also share with us your opinion on this piece of history, do you think Microsoft did well to remove it? And would you like to see a new version, perhaps in the Store?
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