Microsoft Media Center Download The EXE
Microsoft Media Center Trial And Error

But it gets worse: youve also got a now-useless MCE remote gathering dust somewhereor do you.

If youve already found an alternative to Windows Media Center, a free piece of software called Advanced MCE Remote Mapper Tool lets you remap the buttons on your remote to keys or keyboard shortcuts.

This means you can use the remote to control any media center software, or even to browse your start menu and launch apps.

This portable Windows program lets anyone re-map all the buttons on their RC6 remotes to keys on the keyboard or keystrokes.

Microsoft Media Center Download The EXE

Just download the EXE file and run ityou can store the executable anywhere you like, including C:Remote Mapper if like.

The Key Stroke column will show you the complete combination of keys youve selected.

You can also assign buttons to act like the system-wide Multimedia Keys offered on some keyboards, which in theory should allow you to control almost any media player (though your mileage may vary).

Theres a chance you know exactly which keyboard shortcuts you want to map to which buttons, but if not, here are a few we think everyone will find useful.

Because you have to restart every time you make a change, it can be time consuming to try out new shortcuts or combinations.

Microsoft Media Center Trial And Error

Youll need to do some trial and error to get things just right, but its worth it.

This will load the keys youve already set up, so you dont need to start re-mapping from scratch every time.

Anyone concerned about the security implications of letting a program modify their registry can check out the source code on GitHub.

Alternatively, you can learn to re-map the remote manually, but thats going to take a lot more effort on your part.

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