movies & tv

Microsoft’s official guidance for the Movies & TV app clarifies how device association works, how to view the devices tied to your account, and how to remove a device when you reach capacity — but it also reveals practical limits and policy quirks that every Windows user who buys or downloads...

Microsoft has quietly closed another chapter of Windows history by retiring a clutch of familiar apps — Internet Explorer, Paint 3D, Movies & TV (storefront), Groove Music’s streaming service, and the legacy Mail app — each disappearance reflecting a larger strategy to consolidate services, cut...

Windows 11 ships with a crowd of first‑party apps that many users never open — and in 2024–2025 Microsoft itself has begun pruning that list, retiring or de‑prioritizing several built‑ins while leaving others as optional annoyances you can safely remove to reclaim space and clarity. Background...

The legacy of Microsoft’s digital entertainment ambitions took another blow last week, as the company finally shuttered the Movies & TV service in the Microsoft Store—marking the last vestiges of Zune, the company’s ill-fated detour into consumer-focused media services. This move, while not...

The digital entertainment landscape is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by Microsoft’s latest pivot: the closure of its Movies & TV storefront on both Windows and Xbox platforms. This strategic decision, which took effect on July 18, signals the end of new media content purchases...

Microsoft’s legendary innovation pipeline is world-renowned, yet not every product emerging from Redmond continues to shine in the long haul. As Microsoft’s strategic focus hones in ever more fiercely on its revenue-driving AI, cloud, and enterprise solutions, an uncomfortable but increasingly...

I don't know what did this but if I am in a program that ask me to select a folder for a video to be saved to or imported from it has changed the name of a directory path even in windows explorer it shows an incorrect complicated path that looks like something to do with zune. I have created a...

Learn about how to use the Windows 10 Movies & TV app with Narrator, a built in screen reader that reads text on your screen aloud and describes events. Continue reading...

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My computer is an Asus motherboard with i5 cpu, 2Tb hhd and 8Gb ram. I am running Windows 10 Pro. I have 2 Humax PVR's connected via wireless DLNA. I have been using the latest version of VLC player and have been able to access both there hard drives to view videos and pictures for several...

Today we are excited to share that Microsoft Movies & TV1 now supports Disney Movies Anywhere. When you connect your Microsoft Movies & TV account with Disney Movies Anywhere, all of your eligible Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars digital movies currently in your Disney Movies Anywhere...

I'm trying to change the shortcut keys in the Movies & TV app, so that I can get into and out of Full Screen easily. The only way I figured out how to do that for now, is pressing on the button down there. I want to use like Esc to go out of full screen, pressing twice on the video to move into...

I now only have one gripe with Windows 10 now, instead of two. SLI now work's as Nvidia gave Microsoft new GeForce 353.62 driver's. You can only get them through Windows Update so far. Nvidia hasn't posted them on their site yet. SLI now work's, but be forewarned The display with crash if you...

We’re three days to our Windows 10 launch! Today, we’re sharing more about the great Windows 10 built-in apps like Photos, Maps, Mail and Calendar, Groove, and Movies & TV*. This family of apps shares an elegant look and feel and work consistently across all your Windows 10 devices. Photos...

Although Windows 10 is still being tested some of the apps in the new OS have moved out of preview mode. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1 read more Continue reading...

Hi everyone, We have a new build for PCs releasing today to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring – Build 10130. As I mentioned with the last build, from here onward you are going to see a lot of tuning, tweaking, stabilizing, and polishing which means fewer big feature changes from build to build...