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Windows Media Center users from Windows 7 and 8.1 can get a free Windows 10 DVD Player app for their upgrade to Windows 10 if they have a qualifying source system. read more Continue reading...

I have on a network drive a folder that contains downloaded movies and TV shows. If I try to open the folder so I can play a file, I get the "handle is invalid" message. I had this problem with Windows 7 and the problem has stayed with the upgrade to Windows 10. If I go to a different PC...

OK. I just built a new computer last month. Did the usuals. SSD for boot drive. 4TB worth of storage so little more than Win 7 on the boot drive. If the Win 10 upgrade hoses the boot drive it's no big deal to start again. Everything important is already on other drives. Now on to my stupid...

I'm new to windows, and i just built a computer that runs windows 8.1. I set up my computer to work as a dlna media server and ive put some photos in windows media player and im 100% positive that there on the dlna server. But when i go to my xbox and click the server, all the folders show up...

I bought a bluetooth headset with microphone and only works on multimedia in HP Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit but not with Skype. There is no stereo sound, microphone doesn't work and sound can be selected as mono device only on Skype settings. I also set it up on advanced audio settings in...

It is important to Microsoft that developers can leverage open-source software when building apps for Windows. As part of this effort we’re very pleased to announce FFmpeg support for Window 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 10 applications. What is FFmpeg? FFmpeg is a free, open-source...

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Microsoft has a long history of collaborating with industry technology leaders to bring the world the best-in-class PC and device experiences. These efforts now also extend to enhancements in the web browsing experience as well. Intel is a great example of a key technology partner who is...

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I asked this about 6 months ago and got no responses, but perhaps with the prices going falling on high-resolution monitors, someone has found a solution to this minor issue. What happens is that when I click the full screen mode for a YouTube video that has up to 4k resolution available, it...

I can only burn about 73-74 minutes to a 80 min.cdr. Anything over that bumps it to cd no.2. Shouldn't I be able to burn up to 80 min. Occasionally I can burn up to 79 min and over, but after the disc finishes burning it won't play and it's listed as an unknown disc

Since a few days I'm struggling with a problem with Window Media Player, which I never had before. This is how the video is supposed to be: This is what my media player shows: (Sorry for the big print screens) As you can see, it is completely centered and zoomed in. I already tried to zoom...

Hello everyone!!! I hope I can find some help to resolve my question. I want to be able to be able to mute the volume on a game I'm play on a website while I'm listening to a radio app I have running. Cause when I'm listening to my radio app the sounds of the game are annoying. Does anyone have...

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CyberLink PowerDirector has long been one of the most powerful consumer video editors around, packed with functionality, yet still remaining very usable for just about every level of user. PowerDirector 13 doesn’t bring any radical changes, and the core of the package remains much as before...

CyberLink has announced the release of PowerDirector 13 (from $79.99), PhotoDirector 6, ColorDirector 3 and AudioDirector 5($129.99), all available individually or as a part of the new Director Suite 3 ($299.99). PowerDirector 13 highlights include a new Transition Designer, which enables you to...

After almost 20 years developing multimedia software, it’s no surprise that CyberLink has some impressive products. But they can seem expensive. PowerDVD is definitely a versatile and feature-packed media player, but if you’re used to freeware then its $99.95 list price might send you elsewhere...

At the moment I'm having difficulty accessing my video compressors in my options menu for various video capture software. They're installed i.e Xvid & Dvix but for some reason they've gone missing lately, has a download knocked them off the menu list or is there a setting in W7 that will...

My sound is very scratchy, usually when i skype with multiple people, or skype with one person and play games at the same time, as if my computer cannot handle 2 sources of sound at the same time. This happens with my speaks and headphones so it is not a hardware problem. all drivers are up to...