Nov 19, 2007 The Windows Media Center Software Development Kit is designed to help developers create applications and software components that take advantage of features provided by Windows Media Center. This release includes documentation, tools, sample code and Visual Studio 2005 project templates for the following Windows Media Center platform models. Microsoft removed Windows Media Center from Windows 10, and there’s no official way to get it back. While there are great alternatives like Kodi, which can play and record live TV, the community has made Windows Media Center functional on Windows 10. While Microsoft is hammering away at Windows Fiji, the upcoming release of Windows Media Center scheduled for availability in the second half of 2007, as it is intimately connected with the.
Important:
Please make sure you also install Microsoft’s Collaboration Data Objects on your machine.
Media Center Outlook needs this library to access the contents of Microsoft Outlook!To install the CDO library, there are two options:
- If you make use of Outlook 2003, you can install the CDO library during the setup procedure of Microsoft Office 2003.
- If you make use of Outlook 2007, you can download the CDO library (version 1.2.1 or higher) from the Microsoft site and install it (after you’ve installed Microsoft Office 2007).
Please remember:
- This software is provided “as is”.
- Support will not be given.
- It is not allowed to any other party than OABsoftware to (re)distribute or sell Media Center Mail for Windows Vista, neither separate, nor as part of a Media Center PC package, nor in any other way.
- You may be asked to pay a small license fee in the near future.
Find out if your Windows operating system has Windows Media Center. Which version of Windows am I running?
Operating system | Do I have it? | |
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Windows 10 | The Windows DVD Player app is available free for a limited time for people upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1 with Windows Media Center. | |
Windows 8.1 | Windows Media Center isn’t included in Windows 8.1. It is available if you’ve already purchased the Windows Media Center Pack for Windows 8.1 Pro. | |
Windows 8 | Windows Media Center isn’t included in Windows 8. It is available if you’ve already purchased the Windows Media Center Pack for Windows 8 Pro. | |
Windows RT, Windows RT 8.1 | Windows Media Center isn't available for Windows RT or Windows RT 8.1. Visit the Windows Store to find entertainment apps. | |
Windows 7 | Windows Media Center is included in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions. | |
Windows Vista | Windows Media Center is included in Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions. |