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Windows Media Center is the one place to access and manage Movies, Music, Pictures, Videos, and much more in Window PC. It is one of the preinstalled Windows applications and also enabled by default. Although the Windows users do not frequently use it, maybe that is why Microsoft has discontinued it in the newer versions of Windows. Possibly, many of you haven’t opened Windows Media Center from a long time in your PC and want to remove or disable it from your system. Since, it is a preinstalled application, disabling or removing it would be a little complicated job. But, if you want to disable Windows Media Center in your PC, then in this article you’ll get the complete guide for it.

Note:

• The procedure for disabling Windows Media Center needs to be done carefully and takes time. So, make sure you’ve sufficient time before beginning the process. It’s better to initiate the process in your free time.
• Don’t begin the process when you’re working on a document or doing anything important in the browser.
• Save and close other running programs and work because the process requires restarting the system.
• Read all the instructions carefully before performing them on your PC.

Steps to disable Windows Media Center

1. Click the round ‘Windows’ button at the left side in the taskbar. Start menu will open at the lower left side of the screen. You can also use ‘Windows’ key of the connected keyboard to open it.
2. Now, find ‘Control Panel” in the Start menu and click on it. If you didn’t see it there, then type ‘Control Panel’ Panel’ and open it from the searches. As soon as, Control Panel windows open on your device, you’ll see a lot of different settings options for your PC.
3. Search for “Programs’ in the Control Panel options and click on it. In some version of Windows, you’ll find it as “Programs and Features.” Just, open the one you see on your system.
4. In the Programs and Features window, find the option that says “Turn Windows Features on or off.” It may be in the left column at the top or toward the bottom of the window. Clicking it will open the Windows Features dialog box at the center of your screen.
5. Under the box of Windows Features, you’ll see a long programs list, scroll down and find “Windows Media Center’ into it. In several versions of Windows, you may need to open “Windows Features’ folder first to get this option.
6. All the Windows programs, including Windows Media Center, would have their box checked already. It means all of these programs are enabled and working in your system.
7. Now, to disable the Windows Media Center in your PC, you’ll have to uncheck its box here. Click the box of ‘Windows Media Center” to remove the checkmark.
8. Read the Windows Features warning popup box, and click ‘Yes” to agree and continue. The checkmark from the box of Windows Media Center will be removed, you can see it on your screen.
9. Now, click ‘OK” of the Windows Features dialog box. You’ll soon see a processing box on the screen.
10. Wait for the Windows to make changes. It might take a little longer time, just relax and let it complete. Once the processing is finished, ‘Restart Now’ and “Restart Later” button will appear in the same box.
11. Click ‘Restart Now’ to finish the process completely.

Transport Layer Security or TLS is a protocol, which provides privacy, authentication, and data integrity between the two communicating Windows applications. It is the security protocol that works for the applications which require secure exchange of data over the networks, like internet browsing, VPN connections, voice over IP, desktop sessions, and file transfers. But, updated versions of TLS have arrived and are in the upcoming queue. The majority of the new websites utilize the updated TLS, and only a few ones use TLS 1.0. Last year, Microsoft also announced that TLS 1.0 would discontinue by 2020.

Here is how to disable Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 in your Windows 10 PC

In Windows 10 PC, you can disable Transport Layer Security in two simple ways, from the Properties of the Internet and by editing the Registry. Instructions for both of these procedures are provided in the article.

Disabling Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 in Windows 10 from Internet Properties

An individual trying to make a backup of the files to their portable drive might see in the middle of this process the Error Code 0x80070079. This error reads ‘The semaphore timeout period has expired’. Go through this blog carefully for knowing the method of dealing with the error 0x80070079.

Method 1: Doing SFC and DISM Scans

Have a look at the given below steps properly.

1. Firstly, press the combination of Windows+ R on the keyboard for viewing the Run dialog box.
2. Then, go to the Run DialogBox and write ‘cmd.’
3. Next, put the combination of Control+Shift+Enter.
4. As soon as the Command prompt is displayed, you need to write ‘sfc/scannow’.
5. After that, tap on the Enter key of your keyboard.

The method of doing a DISM scan is mentioned below.