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How to Disable Unnecessary Running Windows Media Center
by Alex hydra technical expert in Internet securityHow to Disable Unnecessary Running Windows
Media Center
Windows
Media Center is the one place to access and manage Movies, Music, Pictures,
Videos, and much more in Window PC. It is one of the preinstalled Windows
applications and also enabled by default. Although the Windows users do not
frequently use it, maybe that is why Microsoft has discontinued it in the newer
versions of Windows. Possibly, many of you haven’t opened Windows Media Center
from a long time in your PC and want to remove or disable it from your system.
Since, it is a preinstalled application, disabling or removing it would be a
little complicated job. But, if you want to disable Windows Media Center in
your PC, then in this article you’ll get the complete guide for it.
Note:
- The procedure
for disabling Windows Media Center needs to be done carefully and takes
time. So, make sure you’ve sufficient time before beginning the process.
It’s better to initiate the process in your free time.
- Don’t begin the
process when you’re working on a document or doing anything important in
the browser.
- Save and close
other running programs and work because the process requires restarting
the system.
- Read all the
instructions carefully before performing them on your PC.
Steps to disable Windows Media Center
- Click the round
‘Windows’ button at the left side in the taskbar. Start menu will open at
the lower left side of the screen. You can also use ‘Windows’ key of the
connected keyboard to open it.
- Now, find
‘Control Panel” in the Start menu and click on it. If you didn’t see it
there, then type ‘Control Panel’ Panel’ and open it from the searches. As
soon as, Control Panel windows open on your device, you’ll see a lot of
different settings options for your PC.
- Search for
“Programs’ in the Control Panel options and click on it. In some version
of Windows, you’ll find it as “Programs and Features.” Just, open the one
you see on your system.
- In the Programs
and Features window, find the option that says “Turn Windows Features on
or off.” It may be in the left column at the top or toward the bottom of
the window. Clicking it will open the Windows Features dialog box at the
center of your screen.
- Under the box of
Windows Features, you’ll see a long programs list, scroll down and find
“Windows Media Center’ into it. In several versions of Windows, you may
need to open “Windows Features’ folder first to get this option.
- All the Windows
programs, including Windows Media Center, would have their box checked
already. It means all of these programs are enabled and working in your
system.
- Now, to disable
the Windows Media Center in your PC, you’ll have to uncheck its box here.
Click the box of ‘Windows Media Center” to remove the checkmark.
- Read the Windows
Features warning popup box, and click ‘Yes” to agree and continue. The
checkmark from the box of Windows Media Center will be removed, you can
see it on your screen.
- Now, click ‘OK”
of the Windows Features dialog box. You’ll soon see a processing box on
the screen.
- Wait for the
Windows to make changes. It might take a little longer time, just relax
and let it complete. Once the processing is finished, ‘Restart Now’ and
“Restart Later” button will appear in the same box.
- Click ‘Restart
Now’ to finish the process completely.
Your
PC will now shutdown and restart with the disabled Windows Media Center.
Tim Cross is from Ohio USA. Before he
started writing blogs he went through various occupations such as teaching,
programming and travelling. But his favorite job is writing blogs for antivirus
technology for McaFee.com/Activate.
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