Windows Media Center Overview

Your entertainment, ready when you are

Windows Media Center is a feature in Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate. It is an easy-to-use place to store all of your photos, music, and home videos. Best of all, you can make Windows Media Center fill your screen, and navigate through its menus using either a mouse and keyboard or a remote control.

Make the most of your Internet connection

When you add a broadband Internet connection to your PC, you can experience quality programming in the Internet TV and Online Media sections of Windows Media Center.

Add a TV tuner and get a DVR

Take another step and add a TV tuner to your PC, and Windows Media Center becomes a DVR! Watch, pause, and rewind live TV, and record your favorite shows right to your PC. There is no monthly fee, and the electronic programming guide shows you what will be on for the next two weeks.

Discover Extenders for Windows Media Center

If you're ready for a whole-home experience, add an Extender for Windows Media Center. These devices connect to your Windows Media Center-based PC, allowing you to enjoy the media from your PC on any TV screen in your house.

Try it!

You may already have Windows Media Center:

Click Start.
Type Windows Media Center in the search bar.
Click the green button and explore!

Windows Media Center Overview

Your entertainment, ready when you are

Try it!

Related links

Windows Media Center