How to Configure Windows Media Center Remote

Windows Media Center does more than store and organize your pictures, movies, music and recorded TV shows; with a Media Center remote control, you can manipulate your media library from across the room, turning your computer into a TV capable of playing music and pictures as well as video.



To configure the Windows Media Center remote control, you'll need not only the remote itself, but an infrared receiver (IR), otherwise the remote signal will have nowhere to go.

Things You'll Need

• USB Infrared Receiver
• Windows Media Center remote control

Instructions

1. Plug the USB infrared receiver into your computer, and allow the drivers to install.

2. Position the infrared module in a place where it has unobstructed access to the remote control.

3. Press the round, green 'Start' button on your remote control to send out a configuration signal. Your computer Media Center will recognize the remote signal, and allow that signal to control Media Center functions.

References

• Microsoft: Use a Remote Control with Windows Media Center