Discussion of getting WMC to work on Windows 10 (unsupported)
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Must I uninstall to reinstall?
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Mugsy » Wed Feb 16, 2022 11:57 pm
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An unrelated problem with Win11 forced me to do a Repair install. This fixed the problems I was having with Windows but disabled WMC (once again.)
When I try to run WMC, nothing happens. When I try to run the WMC-8.5.5 installer, it tells me WMC is already installed.
Does this mean I must...
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Thx. I'll do a full un/re-install now.
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Last post by Mugsy
Thu Feb 17, 2022 12:15 pm
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windows 10 , computer wants to upgrade to 1903
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dojo » Wed Feb 16, 2022 5:45 pm
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Sorry to bother ya all
I am not that good at computers like you guys are so please bear with my poor education.
I have my MWC installed on computer, computer is using Windows 10, which has ended , now computer is suggestion I update to Windows 10, version, 1903..
will version 1903 eliminate WMC...
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Yes, major upgrades will remove WMC so unless you feel like starting from scratch with it, you would need to backup your WMC settings then uninstall it, let Windows do the update, reinstall WMC and restore your settings. The only problem it that it isn't always that straightforward.
I don't...
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Last post by technodevotee
Wed Feb 16, 2022 7:17 pm
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Infinitv 6 PCI-e card not recognized by WMC on Win 10
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davidm71 » Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:19 pm
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Hi,
I have a Ceton InfinitTV 6 cablecard PCI-E tuner I'm trying to get recognized by WMC which I have successfully installed into Windows 10 1607 fresh upgrade from Win 8.1. I am able to watch live TV using NextPVR Application so my tuner card is functioning but WMC just fails to see it to use it....
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Please see the response at
For future reference... It's not necessary to post the same request to multiple subs. Someone will see the original post and respond. :thumbup:
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Last post by StinkyImp
Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:05 pm
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Windows 10 driver for unsupported device
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jonovitch » Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:49 pm
I've been using an Avermedia AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX tuner for 10 years without any problems. My old computer died, so I finally built a new one and upgraded to Windows 10. I installed WMC with the v8.8.5 zip file just fine (thank you!). And then I found out that my trusty old tuner is no longer...
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Last post by jonovitch
Sun Feb 13, 2022 9:49 pm
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Codec pack or not?
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arcsum68 » Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:07 pm
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Simple question to ask but maybe less simple to answer based on some of the reading I have done.
I have used Shark for years on my Win7 MCE box but with Win10 almost everything is playing (still havent figured out why some of it does not).
What is the recommendation here on the forum? Yay or...
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If it's working fine I would say don't mess with it. I always used K-Lite when I was running WMC on Windows 7, but when I installed Windows 10 I followed the guide for WMC and installed Shark as recommended. For whatever reason, I ended up with intermittent garbled audio on both live TV and...
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Last post by Edgar_in_Indy
Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:43 am
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Can't find tuner after CPU upgrade?
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Mugsy » Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:17 am
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(Note: The tuner works with other apps.)
I upgraded my CPU this morning (and updated my nVidia graphics card driver) and now WMC can't find my TV tuner. Searching for tuner for about a minute before reporting No tuner detected.
My tuner, a WinTV PCIe x1 card, works fine. I have it playing right...
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Yep. That was all I needed to do.
Big thx.
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Last post by Mugsy
Tue Feb 08, 2022 2:43 am
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Having issues installing
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Wildrat » Fri Feb 04, 2022 11:57 pm
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Hello, new here. I had 8.8.4 installed, it quit working for some reason, I could not get wintv to work either, so I figured my old tv card had gone bad, put a new one in today wintv works, WMP still broke so I used the uninstall command as administrator, restarted, and downloaded 8.8.5, and ran...
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Everything is working again. Thanks for your help.
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Last post by Wildrat
Sat Feb 05, 2022 1:59 pm
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WMC install on WIN10 21H1 build 19043.1466?
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Tbro81 » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:35 pm
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I am a long-time user of WMC on WIN7 systems and decided to take the leap to see if I could get it running on one of my WIN10 systems. So I downloaded the WMC-8.8.5 zip, files extracted them onto the system and ran the files as an admin then rebooted the system. BTW, this is a clean system (i.e.,...
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Yeah, that's because MSSQLLite was removed in later builds of Windows 10 (and 11) and WMC 8.8.5 was the first version of that branch to reinstate the required files and registry entries as part of the installation process.
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Last post by technodevotee
Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:28 pm
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All TV Tuners are currently in use
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Pontic_Greek » Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:16 am
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Hi Guys
I fresh installed Windows 10 (latest version) and installed the WMC 8.8.5 and attempted to get Live TV working using the instructions in the text file which was GunnerHook's tutorial
I was able to scan and find all the channels, however when i click live tv or select any channel, it shows...
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Not to my knowledge.
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Last post by technodevotee
Sun Jan 23, 2022 7:10 pm
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How to uninstall WMC?
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We87 » Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:42 am
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WMC 8.8.5
Windows 10 with latest update (not sure which yet)
Windows media center will not load for some reason. EPG123 also, will not load. They try to, but never actually come up. All other programs are working fine.
So I assume I need to reinstall WMC but when I hit the Uninstall.cmd in the...
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Have a look at this:
This could be what is causing your problem. It would affect uninstall.bat as well.
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Last post by technodevotee
Sun Jan 23, 2022 9:04 am
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Hauppaugge WinTV-HVR 950Q & WMC
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LowTech » Wed Jan 19, 2022 6:50 pm
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Hi all, newbie here trying to get WMC Live TV working in Win10. I have a Hauppaugge WinTV-HVR 950Q tuner & WMC runs but when trying to setup channels, it never comes up with analog tuner. I need to have channel 3 setup so I can get signal from comcast cable. Since it only shows digital tuner, I...
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Never mind, figured it out. Thanks
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Last post by LowTech
Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:18 pm
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Getting a new PVR soon, need some help
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bros » Sat Dec 11, 2021 11:53 pm
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Hi, been on my current PVR with Windows Media Center & EPG123 for around 9 years now and I have a few questions:
1. My current one is on its way out - how well does WMC work on 10?
2. Any precautions I need to take with it on 10? i.e. disable updates or add something to boot on startup?
3. Will I...
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I have been running WMC 8.8.5 on Windows 10 flawlessly for 6 months now -- you need to install W10 1511 and FREEZE Updates - follow this post (many thanks to patrick0525, garyan2 and cwinfield for getting this going - it's been a game changer for me since I can buy a modern machine running W10.......
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Last post by TGsell
Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:40 pm
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7750 screen size constantly changing
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arcsum68 » Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:34 am
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Ugh, so bummed out with my new build.
Finally upgraded my absolutely ancient HTPC build to a gen3 I7, 24g ram and a 7750 GPU. My MUCH older system still worked mostly, but was starting to have issues and would have needed to reimage anyway. The old build was an Athlon II and an 8600GTS and one of...
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I have been playing around with older driver versions and its happening much less frequently. Probably just need to keep messing around until I find a good combo. I keep reading that Nvidia chipsets are better for compatibility issues, so I may toss the GT730 in there to see if that helps while not...
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Last post by arcsum68
Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:03 pm
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EPG123 setup
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Soor » Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:59 am
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I set up my EPG123 this time last year and it was working fine, but I I let it expire. This year I was issued a new password and was told that I would need it in order to receive the current downloads. Do I need to follow the steps outlined at eg123.garyan2.net? If so, where do I apply the...
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All the stations have been populated now. I will consider the upgrade. I thank you very much for your patience and help.
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Last post by Soor
Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:42 pm
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WMC V13 Vs 8.8.5
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newdamage1 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:43 pm
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Apologies if this has been asked before, I searched but didn't find an answer, likely bad wording, google-fu, etc... :mrgreen: .
But what is the difference between these two versions? Are these forks of the same leak/release or competing projects?
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The thing is, most of the workarounds (even the ones in V13) aren't needed on 1511 because they are there to solve problems introduced in later versions of Windows 10.
If you are intent on installing 8.8.5, all I can suggest is that you contact the guy who made the modifications in 8.8.5 and ask...
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Last post by technodevotee
Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:49 pm
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Windows 10 Build 1511
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patrick0525 » Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:28 am
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I have a valid product key for W10.
Can someone post a link for Windows 10 Build 1511?
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I found the answer.
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Last post by patrick0525
Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:50 pm
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How to record a docu series from TV if there are too many parts of it?
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1ST1 » Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:02 pm
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Hello, happy new year!
I want to record a documentation series from TV (DVBS2) with the WMC. That documentation series has a total of some hundred parts and a TV station started to send them in the night, several parts per night. I want to take them all, storage is not the problem, but if I want...
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Sorry, I made the assumption you were using EPG123.
I already discovered that software, but I don't understand well what it does.
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Last post by 1ST1
Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:31 pm
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Upgrade TV from 2K to 4k Video Error
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dlcaron » Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:37 pm
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Been using the French WMC V8.8.2 on my 2 K TV for a few years. Just bought a new 4K 3840 x 2160 Samsung TV and hooked up my PC to it via the same HDMI I used before. WMC come up OK and I can change settings and stuf but when I start Live TV or a Recorded show, it runs with garbled sound and jerked...
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How about just lowering the resolution of your graphics card to full-hd? (1980x1280) Do you really need 4k resolution on your desktop and other applications?
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Last post by 1ST1
Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:24 pm
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Change drive letter TV recording to use QNAP NAS
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tonwes » Fri Nov 05, 2021 6:53 pm
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Replacing my WMC/8.1/octopus PC with a lean W10/W11 i5 laptop with SSD and hdmi out.
I want to store recordings on a network drive on my QNAP NAS, but WMC only lets you select physical/local drives.
QNAP NAS forum suggests setting up a iSCSI map, which is a hassle but might work. Any there from...
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I wouldn't do that, recording directly to the NAS. Record locally and move the files there once a day. I sugest you to create a batch job like:
@echo off
set user=a_local_user_on_the_server
set pass=its_password
set server=my_nas_name_or_ip
set netdrive=z:
set robo_options=/mov /e /s /minage:1...
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Last post by 1ST1
Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:16 pm
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Recording stopped working
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Mugsy » Sun Dec 19, 2021 7:10 pm
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I don't know why, but my ability to record stopped working.
Everything was fine as recently as last night. Then suddenly this morning, my scheduled recording didn't record. When I click the record button, nothing happens (other than the usual sound you get when you click the Record button.
Guide...
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I expect it will try and install it again.
You never know, it might work next time but if it doesn't I'd be surprised if an older version of WMC would be better.
I'm still using V13, which I wouldn't recommend for general usage because it gets broken at the drop of a hat but at the risk of...
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Last post by technodevotee
Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:56 pm
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Converting WTV to DVR-MS fails... any solution?
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sierra » Thu Jan 02, 2020 2:46 am
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Hello all,
I apologize if this topic has been brought up, but I'm trying to find out if there's a way to convert a WTV file in WMC Windows 10, to a DVR-MS file?
The right-click option which worked in Windows 7 is not working in Windows 10.... (I get an error saying the ...content is not compatible...
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Agree that wtvconverter.exe from both win7 and win8.1 won't run under win10.
Only solution I know is to run win7 in Virtualbox.
Now, if comskip would work on .wtv files .........
I know this is a post from January, and I'm not sure if you are talking about a Win10 specific issue here, but...
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Last post by Space
Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:23 pm
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Clean Install & New DVB-C Tuners W11/8.8.5/TVMosaic
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tonwes » Fri Oct 08, 2021 5:15 am
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Been a fan of MCE ever since the first 2005, but unfortunately my 8.1 system with Digital Devices Duoflex/DVB-C/CI and DVBLink 4.5 has passed away (as well as the local Dutch green button forum). Time for an upgrade, Win11 is now commercially available as well as slim PCs that fit behind the TV or...
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WMC sees the native tuners, but WMC can only search for channels on the DVB-T part of this hybrid tuner.
To access DVB-C one need an intermediate, DVB TVSource was the most commonly used pack for this, and I used version 5.5 for Digital Devices Octopus.
TVSource sees the tuners, it can tune...
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Last post by tonwes
Sun Nov 28, 2021 12:30 pm
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Having WMC autostart with Windows 10
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GB247 » Mon Nov 22, 2021 3:30 pm
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Sorry of this has already been covered somewhere but, I couldn’t find anything from searching.
As you all no doubt know the autostart function is not working with WMC in Win 10 out of the gate. Does anyone know of a way or work around to get WMC to start up automatically with Win 10?
Thanks
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Do you mean from a cold boot?
Try going into the Task Scheduler and create a new task. For the trigger, select on system restart from the list. Make sure you deselect stop the program if it runs longer than xx days .
Yes from a cold boot. I tried your suggestion. Still no joy. Worth a pop...
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Last post by GB247
Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:26 pm
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Intermittent Album Art in Windows 11
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Kusaywa » Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:19 am
I have a pretty large music library, all in flac. I use WMP Tag Plus so that WMP/WMC will properly read the flac tags. Each file has an embedded 600x600 album art as well as a folder.jpg in each folder at 600x600. I'm currently using Windows 11 but later versions of Windows 10 caused the same...
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Last post by Kusaywa
Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:19 am
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Missing 8:53 am \StartRecording task
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Djpasek » Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:00 pm
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I am having a problem in Windows 10 Pro v. 21H1 with Windows Media Center v.8.8.5 not waking up properly from Sleep (S3) at the correct time at 8:53 am for a scheduled recording scheduled to start @ 9:00am (and configured to begin recording 2 minutes before the show starts at 8:58 am). Recordings...
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My PC has always woken up at 5 minutes + padding before starting a recording. For a 9am start it wakes up at 8:53am. AFAIK it has always done this for recordings.
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Fri Oct 22, 2021 5:37 am
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