Windows Media Center Start Up - Customize

How to Customize How Windows Media Center Will Start Up​

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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!


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. Download Media Feature Pack for Windows 7 N with Service Pack 1 and Windows 7 KN with Service Pack 1 (KB968211) from Official Microsoft Download Center




Here's How : 1. Ok so first your going to navigate to your Windows Media Center shortcut you'd like to modify. icon.jpg
2. Right click on your shortcut and click on Properties. properties.jpg
3. Find the "Target" box. shortcut.jpg
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
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5. Click on Apply and Ok, then you should be good to go!
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Excellent work, I'm glad you made a tutorial of this :D
 

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No thank you :D really happy you like it and anyone else that finds it useful!

p.s - More tutorials to come soon!
 

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Kukag said:
No thank you :D really happy you like it and anyone else that finds it useful!

p.s - More tutorials to come soon!
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I hope so :p

All contributions are very welcome :D
 

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Here's a few more for you :D

/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! :D
 

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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?
 

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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 :confused:

http://www.tvcatchup.com/
 
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Shortcut maker

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.

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

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Can We Take This A Step Further?

I'm using the WinTV-HVR-2250 (Media Center Kit), with a EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card that has an S-video out I use to connect to my Sony CRT TV. Now, with that out of the way...;) here's my dilemma:

My oh so lovely wide screen monitor is set to 1680x1050. You can probably guess where this is going. Obviously, an "old" CRT TV cannot/will not display at that resolution. My work around (so far) is calling up the Display Switch, then choosing "Duplicate" which I have configured to 1024x768. This displays WMC very nicely on the TV but the resolution on the monitor is thus lowered. This is not really a problem since I use my PC to watch movies and such on my TV. What I would like is one of the following:


  1. When WMC starts, it automatically sets the Display Switch to Duplicate.
  2. Somehow have the TV at 1024x768 and leave the monitor at 1680x1050. I've tried extending the desktop but then no audio comes from the TV.
Anyone...please....any suggestions? I am going to post an email address because for some reason I am not receiving notifications from here even though my setting apparently allow it to. Thank you all in advance!


Dr Talk
[email protected]
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Request the same help to launch WMC directly into MB

Greetings

Just returned to forum after many year absence

Would you be able to help with what’s required to have WMC start up opening Media Browser

Thank you
 

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