Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition's desktop, when Media Center is not running. This edition uses Royale (Energy Blue) as its default theme. | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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| OS family | Microsoft Windows |
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| Released to manufacturing | September 3, 2002 |
| General availability | October 29, 2002 |
| Latest release | 2005 Update Rollup 2 (5.1.2715.3011) / October 14, 2005 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid kernel (Windows NT) |
| Default user interface | Graphical user interface |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
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| Official website | microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter (Archive site) |
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Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) is a version of the Windows XP operating system which was the first version of Windows to include Windows Media Center, designed to serve as a home-entertainment hub. The last version, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2, was released on October 14, 2005. After that, Windows Media Center was included in certain editions of later Windows versions. It was an optional, paid addition to Windows 8 and then discontinued in Windows 10. Windows XP Media Center Edition reached end of support on April 8, 2014, along with most other Windows XP editions.