Windows Media Center (Modern Hardware) (8.1/10/11)

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Download the Installer: Visit the GitHub repository provided in the link: https://github.com/garyan2/wmcsetup/releases/latest/download/wmcsetup-x64.msi and download the installer file wmcsetup-x64.msi to your computer.

Run the Installer: Once the download is complete, locate the downloaded file (wmcsetup-x64.msi) on your computer and double-click it to run the installer.

Install Windows Media Center: Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the installer to install Windows Media Center on your system. You may need to accept license agreements and choose installation options during this process. Make sure to review the options carefully before proceeding.

Complete the Installation: Once the installation is complete, you may need to restart your computer to apply any changes made by the installer.

Enjoy Windows Media Center: Once configured, you can start using Windows Media Center to access and manage your media content, including music, videos, pictures, and live TV (if supported).

Remember that Windows Media Center may not be officially supported on all modern versions of Windows, and compatibility issues or limitations may arise depending on your system configuration.

REQUIRED: DVD PLAYER; https://garyan2.github.io/downloads/Win10/windows10.0-kb3106246-x64.msi

hello. in windows media center is there russian language support?

Yes. It includes all the language packs that Microsoft published WMC with, including "ru-RU".

well darn it I seems that I won't install cause one file and it was "ehome" (C:/windows/ehome) and it was unable to delete it

I'm assuming you had installed a different version of WMC before. Typically running the uninstall from the other version, rebooting, and running the uninstall again will finally completely delete the ehome folder. When it happens, it is like 1 or 2 font files that aren't deleted because the OS is still holding on to them.

where is the open-source code for the software?

The software is from Microsoft and is not open source, though a lot of it is kind of open source since it was written in C# targeting .NET Framework 4.

Thanks for replying to everyone Garyan!

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Whoa, calm down there.

I ran this straight after downloading, but top tier anti-virus Kaspersky reported suspicious behavior from this installer, from System Watcher.

Many of them were infected with PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic, and 178 objects were deleted, as well as the installer was terminated and deleted immediately, and Advanced Disinfection rolled back all changes made.

Some of them still had residual files and registration entries leftover, so I had to use the dedicated uninstaller Revo Uninstaller.

Clarification needed.

If you need more details, you can ask me a report of these files marked as threats.

One of the many false detects from top tier A/V suites. There is no Trojan... if you notice the trojan name is "Generic" which means it didn't detect any trojan/malicious code. What it triggered on was trojan like behavior which based on your first image is copying files into the Windows\System32 folder. It could also have been the creation of registry entries in system areas. So that is strike 1 and maybe strike 2. Strike 3 is the fact that even though the msi package is legit signed, it is an uncommon download/install and I didn't pay thousands of dollars to buy "reputation" so A/V software will be more accepting of this "behavior".

So take all that for what it is worth. You're either going to trust it or not, but 10's of thousands of people have downloaded and installed my msi version, or the many other zip package versions without issue.

I can't install it, it asks me for Microsoft DVD Player and when I click on yes, it does nothing.

I can't install it, it asks me for Microsoft DVD Player and when I click on yes, it does nothing.

The prompt you are replying 'yes' to is "The Microsoft DVD Player is not installed. Please download and install the DVD Player prior to installing Windows Media Center. Do you wish to download it now?"

Clicking 'Yes' will download the DVD Player software for you. You still have to install it yourself, so look in your download folder and run the "windows10.0-kb3106246-x64.msi" file to install the Microsoft DVD Player.

It doesn't create it for me tho. I even copied the WMC file to the download folder and attempted to download the DVD Player, but it's not working.

Here is a direct link to the DVD Player installer. I have also updated my WMC github page to include the link.
https://garyan2.github.io/downloads/Win10/windows10.0-kb3106246-x64.msi

Once you download and install the Microsoft DVD Player, you can then run the WMC installer.

It has fixed the issue. Thanks!

how do i know this isn't a virus?

Очень хорошая работа, большое спасибо за это.

how do i know this isn't a virus?

It isn't a virus. Scan it using VirusTotal and find it out.

Kaspersky keeps flagging it as malicious when I try and install, offers to disinfect and then deletes the file without it finishing. how do I fix this?

Here's screenshot evidence of it doing this btw

It works great!

What are the chances of adding Borderless Window support? I love using this program on a second monitor, but having to alt+tab everytime I want to move my mouse to a different screen is crazy.

I can understand if that is a limitation, however. Just curious. ;)

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does the music visualizer work?

does the music visualizer work?

Visualizer was broken in Win11 24H2. There is no fix.

Please help, when i downloaded the file it told me that i dont have the DVD player installed, so i installed it from here, opened it, and it did like installed it, but when i look at the my apps the DVD player is not there, and the WMC installer is telling me again that my DVD player is not Installed.

Your computer may not recognize the DVD. Em sáb., 11 de out. de 2025, 17:11, king3002001000-eng < ***@***.***> escreveu:

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***@***.**** commented on this gist. ------------------------------ Please help, when i downloaded the file it told me that i dont have the DVD player installed, so i installed it from here, opened it, and it did like installed it, but when i look at the my apps the DVD player is not there, and the WMC installer is telling me again that my DVD player is not Installed. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <https://gist.github.com/axeltechtips/8789b96208cf61c6f826adea2d419c81#gistcomment-5798959> or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BXVNXAMMAZ7NYITCPE5QU6L3XFQAHBFHORZGSZ3HMVZKMY3SMVQXIZNMON2WE2TFMN2F65DZOBS2WR3JON2EG33NNVSW45FGORXXA2LDOOIYFJDUPFYGLJDHNFZXJJLWMFWHKZNJGEZDSMJVHE4TIOFKMF2HI4TJMJ2XIZLTSOBKK5TBNR2WLKJSGM3TIOBXHEZDJJDOMFWWLKDBMN2G64S7NFSIFJLWMFWHKZNEORZHKZNENZQW2ZN3ORUHEZLBMRPXAYLSORUWG2LQMFXHIX3BMN2GS5TJOR4YFJLWMFWHKZNEM5UXG5FENZQW2ZNLORUHEZLBMRPXI6LQMU> . You are receiving this email because you commented on the thread. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub> .

Is there a avaible verson of the DVD player of 23H2 to download?

Installation worked fine for me. But having issues with Codecs within WMC. Have recorded TV on system - can watch in VLC player but not WMC. Have downloaded the codecs recommended in the documentation but also have same error message. Can anyone advise a fix, please?

Hi, I don't know why but I can't make music playlists says it can't create them and I tried making a playlist on windows media player and tried to open it via wmc but it just won't read playlists at all

Hi, great work!! But in setting WMC - TV - Sound - when uncheck "automatic volume" for Dolby permission, my external Soundblaster X4 plays repeated noice instead normally sound...it's a pitty because I want to use 5.1. sound. Can anyone help me please? Thanks.

is not working

The program keeps crashing after about 10 seconds launching it. It came out of nowhere i cant remember doing anything to it that might be the problem. Help?

The program keeps crashing after about 10 seconds launching it. It came out of nowhere i cant remember doing anything to it that might be the problem. Help?

It's because you have too many music/movies and it overloads the app while trying to download all of the metadata for them. You can fix this by disconnecting your internet, going to "WMC (while disconnected of course) > Tasks > Settings > General > Automatic Download Options" and unchecking "Retrieve CD album art, media information for DVDs and movies, and internet services from the Internet" and reconnecting to the internet.