Finding and Viewing Windows Media Center Files
Windows Media Center (New!) uses all the media files you already have on your computer and integrates it into an entertainment system. The same video and music files you use with Windows Media Player are available for use with Windows Media Center. For example, when you rip music to your computer, you can play it using Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center. You can choose either one, the preference is yours. As you navigate to a media area, you can select options to find the media you want, and then use the media specific commands and controls to view, play, or change the media files.
Find and View Windows Media Center Files
On the Windows Media Center start screen, scroll to to a media type: Pictures + Videos, Music, or TV + Movies.
Display and click the media type library you want, such as video library, music library, or picture library.
If you know the library and want to play all the media, click play all.
Navigate to one of the sort criteria and find the file you want to view. You can sort by folders or date taken.
Use the available commands for the media you want to view, play or change.
Use the controls on the lower-right to pause, play, stop, and navigate through the media.
Click the Back button to navigate back to the start screen.
You can select Now Playing or Now Playing + Queue on the start screen to quickly access and play items in the queue, which is a custom list of all the media you want to play.