Changing Windows Media Center Settings

You can set up and customize Windows Media Center (New!) by selecting Tasks on the start screen, and then selecting Settings. In the Settings area, you can set general options for Windows Media Center and specific options for each of the media types, including TV, Pictures, Music, and DVD. You can also set options for extenders and libraries. A Windows Media Center Extender is a device you connect to your computer, such as a TV, DVD player, digital camera, or Xbox 360, that you want to control from Windows Media Center within a networked environment. Before you get started with Windows Media Center, it’s a good idea to set general options, which include startup and window behavior, visual and sound effects, program library options, Windows Media Center set up, parental controls, automatic download options, optimization, and privacy.

Change Windows Media Center Settings

On the Windows Media Center start screen, scroll to Tasks.

Display and click settings.

Click the type of settings you want to change: General, TV, Pictures, Music, DVD, Extender, or Library Setup.

Click the setting type you want to change.

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Specify the options you want. Use the up and down arrow to display option screens.

When you’re done, click Save or Cancel.

Click the Back button to navigate back to the start screen.

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