Solved Add Features To Windows 8.1

[steverido]

Hi,

I am trying to install Windows Media Center and follow instructions to do this but add features does not come up.

So I point mouse into top right corner and click on search. In search type in add features and then it searches and all I get up is the attached.

Anyone advise please?

Thanks

 

[Phone Man]

Does it show up in Control Panel?

Jim

 

[brummyfan]

Go to Control Panel-> Programs-> Click "Turn Windows Features on/off" in Programs and Features. HTH.

 

[steverido]

Go to Control Panel-> Programs-> Click "Turn Windows Features on/off" in Programs and Features. HTH.
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I don't understand what the end of your post means HTH!!

Can't see anything in there.

 

[pbcopter]

Type Windows Update into the search box

Select Windows Update.

Then in the lower left hand corner you should see Add features to Windows 8.1


HTH = Hope this helps.

 

[xunile]

Windows Media Center doesn't come with Windows 8 by default. Did you purchase the Windows Media Center Pack?
Get Windows Media Center - Microsoft Windows

 

[steverido]

I am running 8.1. Just realised that I already have it installed. However, the search tool never seems to locate features that I am looking for and what is discussed here.

 

[Phone Man]

"Add features to Windows 8.1" does not show up if you have Windows Media Center installed. It normally will be in Control Panel.

Jim

 

[steverido]

Thanks for all your responses Gents.

 

[spapakons]

Similar situation here. I had Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and I upgraded first to Windows 8 Pro 64-bit and then to Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit to have latest version. I want to change the serial to add Media Center. When I go to "Add Features to Windows 8.1", I get the error message that "you cannot add features to this version of Windows". From what I have found in Google, this is a bug and Microsoft has released a patch for Windows 8. But this patch doesn't work in 8.1 Do you know if there is a version for 8.1 or any other workaround? A Registry tweak maybe? Reinstalling Windows is out of the question as I have many applications and data and I don't like to spend Christmas reinstalling everything from scratch!

Thank you in advance.