It seems like Microsoft might make a bigger effort for WMC.

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I just authored a DVD from Windows 7 today and popped it into a laptop I just installed Windows 8 on. I uninstalled the Video and Music app since they're kind of a bug on a mouse and keyboard setup. The little metro popup came up on the top left side of the screen, and it asked if I want to play this DVD, and the player, by default, was Windows Media Center. I found this odd considering before, in 7 and vista and even xp, Windows Media Player was the default media player.

I wonder by the next release, probably the Release Candidate, we might see a new Media Center! :party:
 

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But to stipulate, this is just a random thought I had about this, not something I can back up...
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
Interesting they should be updating both the media player and the media center it's been a while. They need updating big time and they need to work on the media player maybe bring some zune software elements. I hope they make both media player and center smoother and faster like how they made windows 8 that is one thing that bugged me about media player, media center and zune they all felt so sluggish.
 

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Yeah, hopefully they improve WMP and WMC, make it faster and smoother plus less prone to bugs.
 

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    Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Developer Preview, Linux Mint 9
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    Custom Built
I really just want them to make a single damn unified media player/library. WMP, WMC, Zune, it's too much.
 

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    Windows 8 Home 64-bit
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    Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3 rev 1.0
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    8 GB DDR3
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