Windows Media Center is the media control center of your Windows computer system. Not only does it play the stored files on your system, DVDs and any TV tuner you have connected to the computer system can also be accessed. If you are looking to upgrade to a newer version, Windows Media Center Edition 2005 is available for free via free download and only takes a few minutes to completely download.

Open the Internet browser and head over to the Windows Media Center 2005 download page.

Click "Download Now" and the Windows Media Center 2005 edition downloads to the computer system.

Double-click the downloaded file to load the Windows Media Center 2005 program. Close out the current version of Windows Media Center before proceeding.

Click the "Next" link, then scroll through and accept the end license agreement.

Leave the installation name and location as-is, then click "Install" to install the upgraded Windows Media Center 2005 edition.

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