Editing Windows XP Media Center Edition (section)

==Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005==

===New features===
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[[File: Windows Media Center on Windows XP.png|thumb|Screenshot of Windows Media Center, the exclusive component of Windows XP Media Center Edition.]]
*'''[[Features new to Windows Vista#Away Mode|Away Mode]]''' in Update Rollup 2 allows the machine to appear off while it performs background tasks.<ref name="AwayModeMCE2005">{{cite web |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/windows-media-center-sdk-technical-articles/bb643808(v=msdn.10) |title=Installing and Configuring Away Mode in Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 |date=2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |website=[[MSDN]] |access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref>
*'''[[Windows Movie Maker]]''',  contains new effects and transitions and support for [[DVD]] burning based on [[Sonic Solutions]]'s AuthorScript technology.
*'''[[Windows Media Player]]''', upgraded to version 10, along with Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5.
*'''[[Energy Blue|Royale]] theme''': not included in other editions of Windows XP except [[Windows XP Tablet PC Edition]], it is included and enabled by default.
*'''[[Microsoft Plus!]] Digital Media Edition components''': a number of applications not included in previous versions of MCE are now included such as Audio Converter, CD Label Maker, Dancer and Party Mode.
*'''SoundSpectrum's G-Force''': a special edition is included as one of the music visualizations for Windows Media Player.
*'''Screensavers and themes''' from ''Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP'' are included (Aquarium, Da Vinci, Nature, Space and My Pictures Premium).
*'''[[Windows Media Center Extender|Media Center Extender Support]]''', dedicated hardware devices that allow users to view the same content that is available on the MCE computer over wired or wireless Ethernet, are introduced in this version for the first time. [[Linksys]] and other companies currently sell Media Center Extenders, and Microsoft sells an add-on kit for the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] game console that allows it to function as an extender. The [[Xbox 360]] also has Media Center Extender functionality out of the box, including HDTV support (which is notably absent from current extenders). Media Center 2005 currently can support up to 5 Media Center Extenders per household.
*'''First party hardware''': Microsoft has released its own first party [[remote control|remote]], receiver and [[infrared]] blaster with MCE 2005. A new specially designed wireless [[computer keyboard]] for MCE 2005 was released September 2005.

===Removed features===
*'''Joining a [[Windows Server domain]]''': The ability to join an [[Active Directory]] domain is disabled by default. Computers that upgrade to Windows Media Center from a version of Windows that had joined the domain before upgrade will remain joined to the domain. However, if they leave the domain, they may never re-join. The option to join a domain during installation of this version of Windows is still available. Microsoft says that the reason for this discontinuation of feature is to support Media Center Extenders which required [[Fast User Switching]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887212|title=You cannot join your computer to a domain in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005|date=November 19, 2004|work=Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051101091747/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887212|archive-date=November 1, 2005}}</ref> It is possible to re-enable joining a domain by modifying the Windows registry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/183884-30-joining-domain-windows-media-center-2005|title=Joining a domain with Windows Media Center 2005|date=July 12, 2005 |access-date=2011-04-07}}{{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref>
*'''[[Windows Media Player]] 6.4''', which was hidden in most Windows XP editions and came shipped with [[Windows 2000]] and can be installed on [[Windows 95]], [[Windows NT 4.0]] and [[Windows 98]], was removed. The [[Media Control Interface|MCI]] version of Media Player, Media Player 5.1, also hidden in Windows XP, remains.