I'm all for new tech stuff and change. After all it will keep coming anyway. I have never knocked win 8 and won't knock win 10. No WMC just helps me to keep my win 7. For what I do it works just fine for me and I know my way around it. All the programs I use work great and the OS works great.

I can see from what I know that many people will want the extra quick loading and speed, 8 and 10 give. For me I don't need it.

Okay, so when we say Windows Media Center does that also mean that Windows Media Player will not be included in Windows 10?  I was under the impression that they were two seperate functions or options.  

The only problem is that software will continue to change to be compatible with the current OSs...and W7's end of support (patches, etc.) is 2020.

Well, we'll see how it goes. I don't like the looks of W8.1/W10 so far...we'll see how much can be changed.

Will worry about 2020 when it gets here if i'm still here.  It may be up to windows 14 by then and all you do is tell the computer what to open and where to go. That's a good idea then no ugly tiles.

Quoting DrJBHL

Not even close. Those lovely tiles are worse than my first few skins submitted here, which, by the way, were rejected....lol.. 

P.S. Doc, your sarcasm wasn't lost on me....

Windows Media center was actually discontinued with Win 8, though one could purchase it as an extra for a few bucks... if one wanted to.

However, I swapped over to XMBC [X-Box Media Center], now known as KODI... oh and don't let the X-Box moniker confuse you, it is not produced by MS.

KODI, is a free, open source media center with all the WMC features and more... it is also skinnable and has several skins available for download once installed.

Thanx for the info, mate! 

Boo hoo...I used to like that. Cap'n and KODI to the rescue. Lol

You're most welcome, mate.   After all, you've pointed myself and many others in the direction of some great software.

Yes, I am the hero once more.

Last time was when I saved a kitten from a tree... and to show its gratitude it bit my thumb and sank its claws into my scrotum.

The next kitten seeking a hero to rescue it can bloody well stay in the fechen tree.

Then again, I do have that chainsaw I ordered from 101WaysToRescueACat dot com... it has to be alot easiier than climbing the damned tree, surely.

Been using KODI on my iPad for a while now.  Didn't know PC version was available.  Learn something here every day.

Daiwa

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Been using KODI on my iPad for a while now.  Didn't know PC version was available.  Learn something here every day.

Yeah, Kodi [formerly XBMC] has been available on Windows for quite some time now.  I've been using it for 3, going on 4 years now and find it to be a great Media Center that meets all my needs.  Not only do I have it on all my Windows machines, I also have a MiniX media player connected to my TV with it installed as the media management software... and being Wi-Fi capable it can stream media content to any device on the network.

And for anyone who hasn't used it as yet, and misses Windows Media Center since Win 8, I recommend Kodi as a more than suitable replacement... and did I mention that it is skinnable? LOL.  I've not looked into that beyond applying the already available skins, but I'm sure there's folks around here who could figure it out.  In fact - hint, hint - maybe we could have a WC based Kodi gallery if skinning it became popular enough.

Shall give it a look...

Just to supplement:

gHacks just published about 3 alternatives to Windows Media Center: http://www.ghacks.net/2015/05/05/top-alternatives-for-windows-media-center/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e1598%2ehj0ao01hy5%2e1not

1. KODI: http://kodi.tv/ and its addons: http://addons.kodi.tv/

2. Media Portal: http://www.team-mediaportal.com/

3. Plex: https://plex.tv/

Jafo

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Shall give it a look...

Thank you, I'd like to see some WC grown skins for Kodi.

DrJBHL

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Just to supplement:

gHacks just published about 3 alternatives to Windows Media Center: http://www.ghacks.net/2015/05/05/top-alternatives-for-windows-media-center/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e1598%2ehj0ao01hy5%2e1not

1. KODI: http://kodi.tv/ and its addons: http://addons.kodi.tv/

2. Media Portal: http://www.team-mediaportal.com/

3. Plex: https://plex.tv/

 

 

Of the 3, I prefer Kodi myself.  I just feel it is easier to configure and use, but then that's just me.  Others may prefer either Plex or Media Portal, so it's good you've provided links to people can try them all

My opinion is that KODI is hard to figure out (hardly intuitive), then easy to use.  At least the iPad version.  Worth figuring out and I recommend it, but seems needless complicated.