Download Windows 8.1 Media Center
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How to download the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset. If you are then for a limited time you can get Windows 8 Media Center Pack for free. If you are not running Windows 8 yet you can still get the PID (Product ID) for the Media Center Pack now and use it when you run Windows 8 in the future. Add Windows Media Center to Windows.
Those of you have been using Windows 8 for a while must be knowing that Windows 8 doesn’t include Windows Media Center by default. In simple words, Microsoft has removed Windows Media Center from Windows 8 and users must need to purchase Media Center as a separate add-on.
Users who are running Windows 8 Pro edition (see Windows 8 vs Windows 8 Pro) can purchase the Media Center add-on and then use Add features to Windows 8 wizard to get the feature (see install Media Center in Windows 8).
Computer users who are running the Windows 8 edition must need to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro edition to purchase and install Media Center. The Pro pack is available for $69.99 and Windows Media Center packs is available for $9.99.
The good news is that Microsoft, for a limited time (until January 31, 2013), allowing users get Windows 8 Media Center Pack for free! That’s right. Windows 8 Pro users can now get the Media Center Pack for free by completing the given below instructions.
Step 1: Visit this official Windows 8 page from your web browser.
Step 2: Enter a valid email address, enter the characters shown in the picture, and then click Send my product key button.
Step 3: You will receive a mail containing your Windows 8 Media Center pack key.
Step 4: Next, open Add features to Windows 8 wizard by typing Add features in Start screen search (switch to Settings) and pressing Enter key. Click Yes for the UAC prompt.
Step 5: Once Add features to Windows 8 wizard is opened, click I already have a product key, enter the product key that you received from Microsoft, click Next button, and accept license terms and then click Add features button. That’s it!
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Windows 8 (and now 10) no longer comes with Windows Media Center by default. To get it, you can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro and purchase the Media Center Pack. And Windows 10 doesn’t have it at all.
If you’re using Windows 8 or 10 and don’t want to buy two separate upgrades just to use a program that once came standard with Windows, you can try one of these alternative media center applications for your HTPC.
Modern Apps
Modern apps deserve an honorable mention. Apps for Netflix, Hulu, and other media services look awfully similar to media center interfaces. If you want an interface to play back streaming video from your couch, these modern apps may be a convenient alternative to a new media center application.
Kodi (Formerly XBMC)
Kodi is probably the most popular alternative to Windows media Center out there. Kodi was formerly known as XBMC, and was was originally created for modded Xboxes. Today, Kodi runs on a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux–even Android and iOS. In addition to interfacing with a TV capture card for live TV and recording, it supports every type of media format you’d want. It can also stream YouTube, Pandora, and more via add-ons. We’ve covered installing Kodi add-ons in the past.
Plex
Plex, based off XBMC, is another fairly popular media player. It contains two components – the Plex Media Server, which is the backend, and the Plex Media Center, which is the frontend. With Plex, you could make one computer in your house a media server and access it using the Plex Media Center on your home theater PC. You could also use the apps for iOS and Android devices to stream media to all of your devices from the central server.
Unlike XBMC and MediaPortal, Plex doesn’t support watching or recording live TV.
Read more about setting up Plex: How To Stream Video to Both iOS and Android Devices With Plex
MediaPortal
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MediaPortal was originally a derivative of XBMC, but it’s been completely rewritten. If you’re not happy with XBMC’s interface, you might want to give MediaPortal a try. Like XBMC, it contains the standard PVR features for playing, recording, and pausing live TV, laying DVDs, and watching online video services.
Moovida
Update: This software appears to be unsupported now.
Moovida is the least well known option on this list. The Windows installer is packed with spyware and other junk that you’re opted into by default. If you do try this one, be sure to uncheck it all. We honestly wouldn’t recommend this option – there’s no reason to use spyware-packed installers when there are so many other good options higher on this list. It also doesn’t provide any integrated TV recording, unlike XBMC and MediaPortal.
However, if you’re not happy with the above options, you may want to give Moovida a go. It has two different interfaces – one optimized for file management on a PC and one optimized for finding and playing content on a TV. Moovida bills its TV-optimized interface as a “3D interface,” so it can provide some additional eye candy.
Many of these programs will play DVDs, too. We’ve also covered some other ways to play DVDs on Windows 8. You don’t need the Media Center Pack for that, either.
Windows 8 Media Center Pack Download
Which media center solution do you prefer for your home theater PC? Leave a comment and let us know.