How to Customize How Windows Media Center Will Start Up

Name: How to Customize How Windows Media Center Will Start Up Submitted: 15 Jun 2010 Submitter: NickTheGreek Category: SEO Tutorials Views: 532 Rating: 0 Description: 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!

Directions

Here's How :[/u][/b][quote]1. Ok so first your going to navigate to your Windows Media Center shortcut you'd like to modify.[quote] [/quote]2. Right click on your shortcut and click on Properties.[quote] [/quote]3. Find the "Target" box.[quote] [/quote]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 [quote] [/quote]5. Click on Apply and Ok, then you should be good to go!