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Media Center Edition 2005

Toggle Starting Media Center when Windows Starts

SUMMARY: Should Media Center automatically run when Windows boots up?

When turning on your computer / media device, do the following to configure whether or not Windows Media Center should start up automatically:

1. Navigate to "Settings".

2. Choose "Startup and Window Behavior".

3. Check or uncheck "Start Media Center when Windows starts" as desired.


Starting Windows Media Center whenever Windows starts



4. Click "Save" to store your settings.

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