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Windows Media Center - FM Radio - Create Shortcut

How to Create a Shortcut that Opens Directly to " FM Radio" in Windows Media Center
Published 19 Nov 2011
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How to Create a Shortcut that Opens Directly to "FM Radio" in Windows Media Center

information   Information
This will show you how to download or create a shortcut that will open directly to FM Radio in Windows Media Center in Windows 7 or Vista.

warning   Warning
You will need to have a FM radio tuner card installed in your computer and setup for this feature to work in Windows Media Center.


EXAMPLE: FM Radio in Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center - FM Radio - Create Shortcut-fm-radio.jpg



OPTION ONE
To Download the "Media Center - FM Radio" Shortcut
1. Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Media_Center-FM_Radio.zip
download
2. Save the .zip file to the desktop.

3. Open the .zip file and extract the Media Center - FM Radio shortcut to the desktop.

4. Right click on the Media Center - FM Radio shortcut, and click on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button.
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 5.

5. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.

6. When done, you can delete the downloaded .zip file on the desktop if you like, or save it to use again.







OPTION TWO
To Manually Create the "Media Center - FM Radio" Shortcut
1. Right click on a empty area on desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and paste the location below into the location area, and click on the Next button. (see screenshot below)
Code:
%SystemRoot%\ehome\ehshell.exe /nostartupanimation /homepage:Radio.xml
Windows Media Center - FM Radio - Create Shortcut-step1.jpg
3. Type Media Center - FM Radio for the name, and click on the Finish button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You can name this anything you would like though.
Windows Media Center - FM Radio - Create Shortcut-step2.jpg
4. You can now Pin to Taskbar or Pin to Start Menu this shortcut, assign a keyboard shortcut to it, or move it where you like for easy use.
That's it,
Shawn






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