It is also possible to watch, record and pause live TV. Content can be played back on a computers monitor or on a television through a connected computer or a device called Windows Media Center Extender. Windows Media Center can play slideshows, videos and music from local hard drives, optical drives and network locations through an attractive User Interface with either a keyboard, mouse or remote control similar to a TV remote.
It was also available on Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8.1 Pro as a paid add-on. It was included in Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Media Center was first introduced to Windows in 2002 on Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE).
Windows Media Center (WMC) is a discontinued digital video recorder and media player created by Microsoft.
