Windows 7 - Windows Media Center Start Up - Customize

**Kukag**

How to Customize How Windows Media Center Will Start Up

Information

This will show you how to use a list of commands that allow you to change how Windows Media Center starts up including, no start up animations, force widescreen, start in screensaver, and more!

Windows Media Center is not available in the Windows 7 Starter and Windows 7 Home Basic editions.

Note

This also works with the Media Browser shortcuts that are avaliable through the internet! Shortcut avaliable for download Here!

Here's How :

1. Ok so first your going to navigate to your Windows Media Center shortcut you'd like to modify.

2. Right click on your shortcut and click on Properties.

3. Find the "Target" box.

4. In the Target box at the end of the text put a space, then copy one of the following commands in bold below. Exactly like this.... (See screenshot below command list)
/homepage:VideoFullscreen.xml /PushStartPage:True - Live TV

/homepage:VideoGuide.xml /PushStartPage:True - TV Guide

/homepage:RecordedTV.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Recorded TV

/homepage:VideoToBeRecorded.xml/PushStartPage:True - Scheduled Recordings

/homepage:Radio.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Radio

/homepage:Radio.xml - FM Radio

/homepage:MusicBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Music Library

/homepage:VideosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Video Library

/homepage:PhotosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Picture Library

/homepage:Options.Home.xml /PushStartPage:True - Settings Menu

/nostartupanimation – disables the startup animation

/noshutdownui – removes the shutdown item from Tasks

/mediamode – start in “media only mode” with no minimize/close buttons

/widescreen – force widescreen mode

/nochrome – launch windowed mode without the containing window

/playallmusic – Play all music at startup

/playfavmusic – Play favorite music at startup

/playfavslideshow – Play favorite slideshow at startup

/playfavslideshowwithmusic – Same as above with music

/playslideshow – Play all slideshows

/playslideshowwithmusic – Same as above with music

/screensaver – Start media center in screensaver mode

/configuress – Start media center at configuring screen saver menu

5. Click on Apply and Ok, then you should be good to go!

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**Orbital Shark** · 09-13-2009

Excellent work, I'm glad you made a tutorial of this

**Kukag** · 09-13-2009

No thank you

really happy you like it and anyone else that finds it useful!

p.s - More tutorials to come soon!

**Orbital Shark** · 09-13-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Kukag

No thank you

really happy you like it and anyone else that finds it useful!

p.s - More tutorials to come soon!

I hope so

All contributions are very welcome

**rsvr85** · 10-27-2009

Here's a few more for you

/homepage:VideoFullscreen.xml /PushStartPage:True - Live TV
/homepage:VideoGuide.xml /PushStartPage:True - TV Guide
/homepage:RecordedTV.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Recorded TV
/homepage:VideoToBeRecorded.xml /PushStartPage:True - Scheduled Recordings
/homepage:Radio.BrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Radio
/homepage:Radio.xml - FM Radio
/homepage:MusicBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Music Library
/homepage:VideosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Video Library
/homepage:PhotosBrowsePage.xml /PushStartPage:True - Picture Library
/homepage:Options.Home.xml /PushStartPage:True - Settings Menu

Enjoy!

**stereomind** · 04-05-2010

Hi

I tried the "nostartaupanimation" but it only works if you are launching 7mc fom the icon, when I start with te green button of my remote control it does not work.

Any suggestion?

**brianzion** · 05-05-2010

hi what command can i use to start in extras ? i mean i want my tv-catch extra up to start playing the tv which is in the extras section

http://www.tvcatchup.com/

**baconismidog** · 01-07-2011

Wrote these shortcuts into a little program I have for remotes. Also added Netflix direct shortcut and Media Browser.

Even if you don't have a remote, the shortcut bit will work for you. The program is standalone so if you just want it to create the shortcuts for you, run it, make shortcuts and then delete it.

Let me know if you guys like it, and i'll just make it into a separate little shortcut maker.

Remote Programs - Seabyrd Technologies

davehu · 08-30-2011

Awseome! thank you very much.

**Steve73** · 09-05-2011

How do i go about launching directly into My Movies? thanks, steve

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