How to Download and Install Media Center on Windows 10?

Windows Media Center is an all-in-one multimedia app for recording and playing videos and audio. One of the main benefits of Windows Media Center is that it can operate and play streaming video onto the PC or the television from services. But unfortunately, Microsoft has removed Windows Media Center from Windows 10 version. It is now only available for Windows 8.1 or earlier. Windows 10 users can download Windows Media Center (WMC) from unofficial sources. In this blog, you can learn about how to download and install Windows 10 Media Center.

Steps to Download and Install Windows 10 Media Center

This isn’t an official trick. This process involves downloading a modified Windows 10 Media Center application from an unofficial source. You can try it without any problems. Here are the steps to do so.

• First, move to the My Digital Life forums where you are required to register to see the latest download links.
• Download the appropriate installer, depending on whether you’re using a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows 10. Just click the “Download through your browser” link on the download page.
• This is a .7z file, so you have o download and install 7-Zip to open it.
• Now, extract this zip file.
• You’ll get a WMC folder. This consists of a readme file that promotes copying this folder to a short path with no spaces to avoid problems. You can place it inside your C:\ drive.
• Open the folder, and right-click the “_TestRights.cmd” file, and choose “Run as Administrator.” This will open the command prompt.
• Then right-click the "Installer.cmd" file and choose "Run as Administrator." This will open the Command Prompt.
• If there's an issue, you must try to run the _TestRights.cmd file again and restart before running the Installer.cmd file again.
• After you successfully install Windows Media Center, it will resemble in your Start menu as a regular application you can launch. It should generally run, just as it did on Windows 7 and 8.1.

So, by the following above way, you can easily download and install the Media Center for Windows 10 in an unofficial manner.