Posted on 05/05/2015 4:53:03 PM PDT by dayglored
Windows Media Center has come to the end of the road with Windows 10.
Microsoft’s next client operating system won’t include Redmond’s media software, for recording and playing TV, music and video.
General manager for OSG data and fundamentals Gabriel Aul Tweeted:
We can confirm that due to decreased usage, Windows Media Center will not be part of Windows 10.For those who are using Windows Media Center, Aul said Microsoft would deliver a “DVD option” in an update later this year.
— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) May 4, 2015
Windows Media Center debuted as Windows XP Media Center Edition in 2002, with subsequent evolution through the following versions of Windows. Its centrepiece was the ability to connect television receivers (as cards or USB peripherals) to the PC, which could then use its hard drives to provide DVR-style capabilities. The software also offered options for handling a user's photos, home videos, music etc.
The idea was that the PC became the digital centerpiece of your home. In the event, however, most people found it easier to use dedicated DVR tellyboxes, often supplied by pay-TV companies, and Media Center was further eclipsed as VoD and streaming became common...
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Windows 8 there was no Media Center. Not exactly new news
It was available for Win 8 as a supported add-on.
I think the news here is that it is not supported, even as an add-on, in Win 10. They've decided to kill it off.
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