How to Enable or Disable Windows Media Center Updates to Wake Up the Computer
Information
This will show you how to enable or disable the Windows Media Center (mcupdate) task from waking up the computer from sleep when it checks for Media Center updates in Windows 7 and Vista.
If disabled, the mcupdate task will still check for Media Center updates if the computer is running, but will not wake the computer to do so.
You will need to be logged in as an administrator to be able to do this tutorial.
Note
The
N and KN editions of Windows 7 have all the
features that normally come with each individual Windows 7 edition, except for
Windows Media Player 12 and related programs, such as
Windows Media Center or
Windows DVD Maker.
The N editions of Windows 7 allow you to choose your own media player and software required to manage and play CDs, DVDs, and other digital media files. If you choose to use
Windows Media Player 12, downloading it, along with related software, is free.
Here's How:
1. Open the Start Menu, then type
taskschd.msc in the search box and press
Enter.
2. If prompted by
UAC, then click on
Yes (Windows 7) or
Continue (Vista).
3. In the left pane of Task Scheduler, double click on (to expand)
Task Scheduler Library,
Microsoft,
Windows, then select
Media Center. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If the Task Scheduler Library tree (left pane) is not available in the Task Scheduler, then click on View (menu bar), Customize, check the Console Tree box, and click on OK.
4. In the middle pane, double click on
mcupdate. (see screenshot above)
5. Click on the
Conditions tab, and do
step 6 or 7 below for what you would like to do. (see screenshot below)
6. To Enable Waking the Computer to Run Windows Media Center Updates
A) Check the Wake the computer to run this task box, and click on OK. (see screenshot above)
B) Go to step 8.
7. To Disable Waking the Computer to Run Windows Media Center Updates
A) Uncheck the Wake the computer to run this task box, and click on OK. (see screenshot below step 5)
8. Repeat
step 4 above, but double click on
mcupdate_scheduled instead.
9. When finished, you can close Task Scheduler if you like.
That's it,
Shawn