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This is a (probably futile) attempt to keep up with the vast range of MCE remotes out there, and give some indication of how well they work with XBMC. If you are adding a review please try to be as detailed as possible about the remote. For example:.
What operating systems and versions of Kodi have you tested on. Does the remote send keystrokes or is it MS compatible?. If it's MS compatible have you tested reconfiguring it using the registry and did this work? The article groups the Microsoft compatible (also known as eHome or RC6) remotes together first, as these are most configurable when you're using them with XBMC.
Other than this there's no significance to the order of the reviews. Contents. 1 eHome/RC remotes The remotes in this section all use the Microsoft eHome driver on Windows.
See for details. This type of remote is supported out of the box by Kodi Live. EHome remotes are generally more expensive than the non-eHome remotes, but they are highly configurable and work very well with XBMC. Many universal handsets, for example the Harmony remotes, have emulation for eHome/RC6 handsets built in so they will work with an eHome IR receiver. Note that Microsoft has modified the programming and device specification for remote controls several times.
For example, in Vista, the Port Driver/Class Driver Model was added. This means that there may be some transceivers which may not function fully, if at all, on systems prior to Vista. For the curious (or bored) there is a specification for the. 1.1 Microsoft Media Center Remote Control.
There are several versions of this remote: Microsoft - Microsoft Logo at bottom of remote and on receiver Microsoft with Teletext - Microsoft Logo at bottom of remote and on receiver, plus Red,Green,Yellow,Blue and a 'teletext' button. Dell - No Logos on remote or receiver and no TV standby or volume learning ability All these variants of the MS remote will work out of the box with Kodi Live, though with a standard Linux install you'll need to install and configure Lirc. To get it to work on Windows you need to configure it to simulate key-presses. See for details.
Remote wake on USB? Multi-device control? Volume learning? Universal-remote code available?
All MS w/ Teletext Y N. Y?? All Dell Y N N?? Lagu kisah klasik masa depan. All 1.2 AIM RC6 Media Center Remote Control.
AIM, Ahead In Multimeadia is a registered trademark of Formosa21 Inc. This is a Microsoft Windows Media Center compatible remote control labeled (RC6) for Windows 7 32bit and 64bit as well.
Model Number: RC118 other compatible models made by the same company are RC125 and RC126, which use the same hardware but with different button layout. The receiver Model number: IR605A RC6 remotes is the best you can buy specially after Microsoft's own remote was discontinued; there are so many cheap/clone remotes but spending a few more bucks should leave you satisfied. This RC6 remote like any other RC6 Microsoft Certified remote will work with any Windows platforum that was released after Windows XP.
It's certified for Windows 7 32bit or 64bit. I can not confirm that it works with Linux, but in Maplin's Questions section someone confirmed that it works with Linux and it's detected as an lircmceusb2 device. This Remote is fully comaptible with Microsofts eHome default Driver 'Microsoft eHome Infrared Transceiver' no additional drivers required, it will be automatically detected and installed by Windows. It has a dedicated that has all the required setup files available, the.reg file on site should work with any compatible RC6 MCE remote.
By using the latest config.reg file all the buttons work in XBMC. All buttons are capable of sending IR WMAPPCOMMANDS or Keystrokes, fully configurable. 1.3 HP MCE Remote.
This is a newer version of the HP remote. An important difference from the older HP remotes is that it has a unified Play/Pause button instead of separate Play and Pause buttons. Like the older remotes it uses the Microsoft eHome drive so the buttons can be configured by modifying the registry. The Play/Pause button is number 6E. To configure this to send a VKMEDIAPLAYPAUSE multimedia keypress use: 6e,00,00,00,01,cd,00 There is also a version of this newer HP remote with red / green / yellow / blue buttons as the top row of four.
On that (and I assume the one pictured) the button numbers for the replay button (top-middle) and the TV button (top-right) are 80 and 39 respectively. Hope that helps If using this one or the newer HP remote such as:. RC2234302/01B. 3139 228 54651. HP PN: 464961-001.
HP SPS: 465541-001. HP RMN: HSTNN-PR18 in combination with OVU400102/71 HP usb IR receiver on a Ubuntu system, then the Play/Pause button will need a special code 0x00007b91 in the /usr/share/lirc/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb Note that the HP IR USB receiver OVU400102/71 uses a Fintek chipset. There have been various problems reported with using this device on XP. In some cases, it is recognized as an eHome device, but then does not send keys as an HID device, (however it worked with the EventGhost MCE Remote plugin). In other cases, it was not recognized as a Microsoft eHome device (a patch from HP may be required), but as a FinTek eHome device (after getting the (hacked) Fintek driver).
The FinTek driver does not work on some XP configurations (cause unknown). HP IR Receiver TSGI-IR01 apparantly has several implementations. The TopSeed (vendor id 1784 Product 0006) implementation does NOT support USB3. Plug into a USB2 port, otherwise, you will get 'random' data whenever a keys is pressed, or worse (hangs, etc.). Note that on some systems even the USB2 port will not work. This may be due to newer chipsets or firmware (z97, ASRock).
1.5 Asrock Remote. Compatible with the Microsoft remote, and the.reg files used to reconfigure the MS remote will also work with the Mediagate. The remote is currently available on Amazon UK and US. There are some additional buttons not on the official MS remote. These can be configured using the following in the.reg file: 27,00,00,00,04,03,04,; Zoom - sends ctrl-shift-A 47,00,00,00,04,01,10,; Music - sends ctrl-M 49,00,00,00,04,01,0C,; Pictures - sends ctrl-I 4A,00,00,00,04,01,08,; Movies - sends ctrl-E 50,00,00,00,04,01,04,; Radio - sends ctrl-A 5a,00,00,00,04,03,09; Teletext - sends ctrl-shift-F 1.7 Mediagate MG-IR02BK. Compatible with the MS remote. Frequently works out of the box with XBMCLive - some versions ship with new receivers whose product IDs are not always included with LIRC such as ID 0011 from VENDORTOPSEED.
If the remote doesn't work and/or the light on the receiver stays on once a button is pushed, the reciever needs adding to LIRC. Not tested (so far) with the Windows and OSX versions. Don't know if it's configurable with the registry. Currently available from Amazon UK (search for HA-IR01SV).
Googling suggests it is widely available. 1.10 AURC-002. This will work on Windows (I've tested on XP and 7) with the Microsoft receiver or a compatible receiver like the HP (the remote does not come with a receiver) though need a minor registry tweak. Navigate to: HKEYLOCALMACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services HidIr Remotes 745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da then change the value of CodeSetNum0 to 8, and delete the three entries CodeSetNum1, CodeSetNum2, CodeSetNum3.
You need to reboot for the change to take effect. There are some buttons that aren't on the standard MS remote. The button numbers for these are: 28 - Open/close 64 - XBox button 4F - Display 51 - Title 68 - Blue/X 66 - Green/A 6C - Channel up 6D - Channel down The volume and mute buttons do not work. 1.12 Philips 5100 4in1 Vista MCE Remote.
Philips have produced a family of remotes in this range designed for different sales regions each with different features. This one has the ability to control 4 devices (PC, TV, Sat, Amp) and can be programmed using the manufacturer codes database supplied. It also has the ability to learn functions from other remotes to replace any of its buttons, making it very versatile once customised to your home cinema setup. However, the keys are not backlit.
The supplied infra-red usb receiver only works with Vista, Windows 7 and Linux. Note: Also works with the Official Microsoft MCE receiver as it sends the same signals (RC-6), meaning it can be used on Windows XP via this receiver. Discontinued - (Can be found on ebay UK) 1.13 Microsoft MCE Keyboard Remote. Similar to the buttons to the Microsoft MCE remote, but with a full keyboard and a 'nipple' for moving the mouse. Range is limited and it requires a direct line of sight to the receiver. Can be operated on the users lap. The keyboard has a very nice feel, though the mouse nipple is hard to use.
Works with the Official Microsoft MCE receiver and with compatible RC6 receivers like the HP receiver. 2 Non eHome/RC remotes These remotes usually work by emulating a keyboard, that is when you press a button on the remote Kodi receives a key press just as if a key had been pressed on the keyboard. Most of the remotes emulate multimedia keyboards or send Windows Media Center keyboard shortcuts like ctrl-shift-P for Play. XBMC has all the required keyboard mappings for these remotes so they should work out of the box. However they usually cannot be configured so they have some limitations.
For example, on Windows the green button will start Windows Media Center and this can't be changed without considerable messing around. These remotes will work with XBMCLive as long as Ubuntu recognises them as a keyboard, which isn't always the case. 2.1 VRC-1100 2.1.1 General Configuration.
See bellow for Ubuntu specific notes There is no manufacturer's name on this remote or the manual, but they appear to be from Ortek. They are widely available on eBay. Maplin UK also sell an own-brand remote control (product code N18HC) that seems to be identical, and it is also sold as. The remote simulates the MS Media Center keypresses and will work out of the box on Windows, Linux and probably OSX. It also simulates a mouse, although it's no match for a proper mouse or trackpad.
Note that the the i button sends a right mouse click, which isn't much use in XBMC as the right click can't be mapped to an action. There is no way round this without using some helper app like Eventghost, but the Info action could be mapped to one of the other buttons.
If you want to add mappings for the four colored keys and the four keys below them here are the entries you need in keyboard.xml. The top left (Internet Explorer) key can't be trapped through keyboard.xml, but in appcommand.xml this button is. Notification(Key, Yellow, 3) Notification(Key, Blue, 3) Notification(Key, Green, 3) Notification(Key, Red, 3) Notification(Key, u/Yellow, 3) Notification(Key, u/Blue, 3) Notification(Key, u/Green, 3) Notification(Key, u/Red, 3) The. button sends a numpad-.
keypress. XBMC v10.1 sees this as. XBMC v11.0 sees it as.
The # button sends a sequence of keypresses: numlock, alt, numpad-three, numpad-five, numlock. This generates a keypress with the ascii value 35 i.e.
In v10.1 you can map this using. For full Linux support see 2.1.2 Ubuntu Specific Configuration The following information was based on Ubuntu 14.10 w/ Unity + Kodi 15.0 rc2. Much of this was taken from Archived Wiki note ( Out of the box, the following keys do not make it to Kodi interface:. Previous Track.
Play. Next Track. Stop. Volume Up. Volume Down.
Mute. close. Power In the Ubuntu desktop, go to System Settings Keyboard Shortcuts (tab) Sounds and Media and disable italicized above items by selecting them then pressing backspace. Next go to System Settings Keyboard Shortcuts (tab) Windows and disable 'Close window' by selecting it then pressing backspace. Power button is captured through a different interface. Open dconf-editor application. Browse down to org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power by clicking on the black triangles next to each path element.
Locate button-suspend and change it's setting to Nothing. NOTE: Although, this prevents the computer from shutting down, the key still doesn't make it into Kodi. This needs work. Holding Alt on the keyboard and pressing Power button on the remote does send 'sleep' command to Kodi. Mouse, left clock, right click, Info remain as mouse only functions. Here is the file that describes all the buttons (except the mouse keys) on the VRC-1100 remote. Cheap and cheerful remote.
It simulates the MS Media Center keypresses and will work out of the box on Windows, Linux and probably OSX. Apparently there are different usb receivers that come with the remote. ID 1241:1503 Belkin Keyboard // all keys seem to work ID 1241:e000 Belkin // keys Start, RTV, Videos, Music, Pictures, MyTV don't work There are several extra buttons not on the standard MS remote. If you want to add mappings for these keys here are the entries you need in keyboard.xml. There is no manufacturer's name on this remote or the manual, and it is sold via numerous Asian resellers, but on the PCB of the receiver you can read the OEM name. It can be used with Logitech Harmony Remote Software by picking ComputerMedia Center PCChinavasionCVSB-983. They are available on Ebay and DealExtreme for as little as $10 including shipping (often marketed as e g $2 for the device and $8 for shipping but since the cost for two is $20 this is just a trick).
It's cheap and feels a bit flimsy, but it works well enough. It simulates the MS Media Center keypresses and will work out of the box on Windows, Linux and probably OSX.
It also simulates a mouse including mouse buttons, although it's no match for a proper mouse or trackpad. It isn't very configurable and certain buttons don't work as they should: The fast forward and rewind buttons skip forward or backwards instead of moving gradually. This is because they send a bunch of keypresses (ctrl, shift, arrow, letter 'B' etc).
If the software is set to detect ctrl + arrow (left or right) it probably works. If you want to add mappings for the four coloured keys here are the entries you need in keyboard.xml. Every button can be mapped, with one possible exception (the red Power button). Notification(Key, Green, 3)
Update 1st Nov 2010: Requires a minor kernel patch to support all buttons in Linux. See patch in. Once patched, works well with Linux. Update 12th June 2011: I've bought one recently. They must have changed hardware or whatever because mine works well with XBMC out of the box both on Win7 and Linux Ubuntu.
Most keys are functioning correctly and 4 colored keys can be mapped by adding the following entries in keymap.xml. YourAction1 YourAction2 YourAction3 YourAction4. Update November 6, 2011: This remote works out of the box on a vanilla install of Ubuntu (11.1). It is auto-detected as a keyboard and mouse.
It is no good for typing. It is only slightly better for moving the mouse pointer around the screen. The buttons are dependable though, and if you are looking for a cheap remote that does the job this should be a candidate. Here is a more complete map for every key on the remote except the Red Power Button. These changes go in your keyboard.xml file. Make sure that there are no duplicate mappings (with PVR settings).
The default behavior is to pop up a notification with the key combination passed. You should probably replace this behavior with what you want. Notification(Key Pressed, Ctrl+Alt+1) Notification(Key Pressed, Ctrl+Alt+2) Notification(Key Pressed, Ctrl+Alt+3) Notification(Key Pressed, Ctrl+Alt+4) Notification(Key Pressed, Alt+F4) Notification(Key Pressed, Ctrl+O) Notification(Key Pressed, Left Windows Key) Notification(Key Pressed, Launch Mail) Notification(Key Pressed, Launch Browser) Notification(Key Pressed, LeftWin+D) Notification(Key Pressed, LeftWin+E) Notification(Key Pressed, Alt+Tab) Notification(Key Pressed, Alt+Return).
It is also detected as MCE remote by lircd, but has slightly different keycodes, which are incompatible with xbmc defaults. To make things work correctly, add something like the following before the lines in your /usr/local/share/xbmc/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml file ContextMenu ActivateWindow(PlayerControls) ActivateWindow(music) ActivateWindow(pictures) ActivateWindow(video) ActivateWindow(MusicPlaylist) Queue Info ActivateWindow(MusicOSD) ActivateWindow(VisualisationPresetList).
I have HP X6400 with Windows 7 Ulitmate x64bit. Want to setup and configure RC6 IR Remote (RC1534022/00 Label on the battery cover of remote) with USB IR Reciever OVU4003/00 (3139 228 63491 Back of IR Receiver) with w7 ultimate x64bit. When I plugged in the usb IR Receiver to the PC W7 automatically Installed Drivers for Remote and USb IR Receiver. Under the Device Manager it says Microsoft eHome MCIR 109 Keyboard, Microsoft eHome MCir Keyboard and Microsoft eHome Remote Control Keyboard Keys all have same driver Ver 6.1.7600.16385 (6/21/2006) Driver Providder: Microsoft and it is also Ditial siner: Microsoft Windows.
Now the Problem I am having is when i Press any buttons on the Remote, LED Light on Remote and IR Receiver lights up but there is no respnce form PC. Basically I Pressed Start button on remote but media center doesnot open. Any Body With Same Problem or Any Knoledge for This Perticular Issue is Appriciated. Thank You In Advance. Hi Samir, Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.
From the description you have provided, I understand that you are facing issues with the remote control in Windows 7. I would suggest you to try the following steps 1.
Click on Start; in the start search type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter. Uninstall the device driver. Unplug the USB cord and reboot. Once it reboots and you are logged in, insert the device back into the USB port. If possible, use a different USB port. If the IR receiver is built-in, then the previous step may not be able to be carried out. If this did not work, then remove the batteries and place a metal object between the + and - terminals.
This shorts out the remote and somehow resets it. It has worked numerous times.
I suggest you to refer this link for more information: For assistance with issues related to Windows feel free to post on Microsoft Community Forum.
Gustavo Pino wrote: Hello: Your post has been one of the 2 only helpful posts i have found about this issue. Is this really true???
I have a HP tx1332 tablet pc and on my remote control the only button that doesn't work is the green media center one. Why is this???
How can I fix it??? Sorry Gustavo, we're still searching a solution for this problem as not only you have this problem but all the owners of HP Pavilion Entertainment PCs who updated Windows Vista to Service Pack 1, so don't worry. Microsoft and HP are fully aware of this issue and we're helping to solve it. Method One Click Start - Default Programs - Set Program Access and Computer Defaults - Custom Choose a default media player - Select Windows Media Center Restart the notebook (required) Check your Windows Media Center button on the Remote Control Only try the following method if the first one don't work properly: Attention!!
This fix may not work properly on your computer. Method Two 1. Please download the following file: 2.
Unzip the contents 3. Run the file RC6fix.exe with Administrator Privileges 4. Follow the on-screen instructions 5. Enjoy again your Windows Media Center button.
Hey Enc company. I have an HP DV9596xx laptop computer with Vista Ultimate x64. I have not yet put SP1 on yet I have put all the recommended HP SP's from their web site which included a fix for the quick launch buttons and I now have the same problem. My remote will NOT launch media center any longer and I used it a lot.
I have tried your recommended methods and they did NOT work for me. I looked at the zip file and read through the.bat file and my PC does not even have the folder refereced cd%programfiles% Hewlett-Packard HP Quick Launch Buttons. I am guessing it is because I have the x64 version. Please help if you can. Hello Enc Company, Thanks a lot for 'green button solution'! Unfortunately in my case it's working only partially. Firstly I have tried Method No.1 - no success, then implemented Method No.2 - Green buuton started to work immidiately after RC6fix.exe.
Then I decided to reboot my computer, and after restarting, computer gives me an error message, stating that program QLBCTRL.EXE is from Unknown publisher, and asking me what to do? Even I selected 'Run' and removed a checkbox 'Always ask.' - that doesn't help. Green Button from RC6 is again not functioning! As a additional side effect - Quick Buttons doesn't work anymore! I was able to restore Quick Buttons only after deleting your files and renaming my old files from backup to their original names. Something is wrong with this fix, sorry!
Can you please take another look on it? Thanks in advance! My configuration: HP Pavilion DV6645en OS: Windows Vista Ultimate (with SP1) Quick Button driver version 6.40 B (12-2007) P.S. Sorry for my bad English. Sergey Ilnitsky wrote: Hello Enc Company, Thanks a lot for 'green button solution'! Unfortunately in my case it's working only partially. Firstly I have tried Method No.1 - no success, then implemented Method No.2 - Green buuton started to work immidiately after RC6fix.exe.
Then I decided to reboot my computer, and after restarting, computer gives me an error message, stating that program QLBCTRL.EXE is from Unknown publisher, and asking me what to do? Even I selected 'Run' and removed a checkbox 'Always ask.' - that doesn't help. Green Button from RC6 is again not functioning!
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As a additional side effect - Quick Buttons doesn't work anymore! I was able to restore Quick Buttons only after deleting your files and renaming my old files from backup to their original names.
Something is wrong with this fix, sorry! Can you please take another look on it? Thanks in advance!
My configuration: HP Pavilion DV6645en OS: Windows Vista Ultimate (with SP1) Quick Button driver version 6.40 B (12-2007) P.S. Sorry for my bad English. Sorry to hear that. I advice you to wait while HP release a new version of QLB compatible with Windows Vista SP1.
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I'm still searching a temporal fix that can work correctly in all the computers, but unfortunately I haven't access to the full source of QLB. But at least we know what is wrong, don't we? Sorry to hear that. I advice you to wait while HP release a new version of QLB compatible with Windows Vista SP1. I'm still searching a temporal fix that can work correctly in all the computers, but unfortunately I haven't access to the full source of QLB.
But at least we know what is wrong, don't we? But how to be sure, that HP really knows about this issue? Does they read this forum on regular basis? Anyway, if you find a solution before HP officially launches new version of drivers - please post it here! Will be waiting for it. And thank you in advance!
Sorry to hear that. I advice you to wait while HP release a new version of QLB compatible with Windows Vista SP1. I'm still searching a temporal fix that can work correctly in all the computers, but unfortunately I haven't access to the full source of QLB. But at least we know what is wrong, don't we?
Later additions: Enc Company! I just compared file versions in your archive with my actually installed. For example, let take a file QLBCTRL.exe.
Your file verion: 6.1.2.9 Fie size: 156 KB My file version: 6.3.9.1 File size:: 197 KB My question is very simple: could you please do the same trick, as you did with previous file versions to make them work, if I send you my files? (I mean my newer file versions!) If it's possible - please let me know, how to send them to you! Thank you in advance! My problem is similar - but not entirely the same. I have a Dell Dimension E510 desktop computer with Windows XP Media Center, Edition 2005 Media Center version 5.1.2715.3011(xpsp(wmbla).0 A few days ago - my remote just stopped working. None of the buttons work.
I assumed it was the battery (which it probably was as I still had the original batteries) and changed them. However, the remote still does not work. The infrared light blinks when pressing the buttons - but nothing happens. I tried resetting my TV signal - but that didn't make a difference.
Any ideas on what I can do to get my remote to work? I just had this same issue, for me the solution was pretty simple. I had installed QLB from my model specific xp drivers list 6.40 F1 I believe.
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I then went back and searched for drivers for dv6000 on hp's site and chose the dv6000z CTO model (AMD Version, which mine is) and found a QLB 6.30J listed. I installed that and buttons all work properly now. 6.30J found here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-57820-1&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&os=228&product=3224052&dlc=en. Hello, ENC Company - I have an HP Pavilion DV6700US Entertainment Notebook PC running Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. As you know, this laptop comes with Quick Play (QP) buttons above the keyboard as well as a remote control (model RC1762302/00). The laptop works fine, including the QP buttons. However, although I just inserted a brand new battery, the remote control does not work properly. To be clear, the DVD player works and I can launch Windows Media Center and all the other software with no problem from the laptop. The problem is with the remote.
The remote is sending an IR signal to the laptop. I know this because the POWER (on/off) button on the remote does suspend the laptop. However, it is the only button on the remote which has any effect.
None of the OTHER buttons on remote work. For example: The QP button does nothing.
The DVD button does nothing. The Windows Media Center button does nothing. The volume and mute buttons do nothing. The arrow buttons do nothing. The OK button does nothing.
But all of these fuunctions work perfectly when done on the laptop directly. I think you get the point. I have tried to 'reset' the remote by pressing what I think is the reset button above the battery. This has no effect. I also employed both 'Method 1' and 'Method 2' above. After a reboot, these also had no effect. All I want to do is play DVDs on my laptop using the remote control.
What am I doing wrong? - Shawn Wed July 26, 2009. Method Two 1. Please download the following file: 2.
Unzip the contents 3. Run the file RC6fix.exe with Administrator Privileges 4. Follow the on-screen instructions 5. Enjoy again your Windows Media Center button This method worked on my HP dv2550se running Windows 7 Pro.
I couldn't get any results the first time trying it - then realized I forgot to run it as Administrator. Once I did that, it copied the file, and then a window popped up saying there were known compatibility issues with QPCTRL.exe, but the WMC button worked on the remote, so I clicked Cancel, and all is good.
I have used this remote with Windows 7 with both 32 and 64-bit without any problems. A couple days ago decided to try Windows 8.1 with Media Center. Everything seems to work fine expect for the fact that after restarting/starting Windows I need to press exactly three times to start Media Center application. When Media Center application is started and closed to start it again (immediately after closing this application) pressing one time start/green button on the remote is enough. If I wait couple seconds/minuts after closing the application then I need to press two times on the start/green button on the remote to start media Center application.
What is the solution so that pressing only one time is enough to start Media Center? I think that I found the problem.
When I press green button for the first time ehtray.exe is started. If I do nothing this ehtray.exe will disappear/stop after exactly 10 (ten) seconds. Pressing again results in starting ehtray.exe If I press again on the green button (0 start ehtray.exe and close it after 10 seconds by no other input. Second time Green button - start ehshell but only when time between first and second is.
I thing that you don't understand the problem. This proces is ending itself every 10 seconds. I press one time on the Media Center Remote GREEN button. This process ehtray.exe, Media Center Process, is started but after 10 seconds kills itself.
I need this process running 24/7 because when this process runs only one click on the Media Center Remote GREEN button is enough to start Media Center application. Can you provide me with the information how I can check what is killing this process (ehtray.exe) every 10 seconds? Ehtray.DMP file: First I thought that it was driver issue: But the real problem seems to be that ehtray.exe is closing after 10 seconds by no activity.
Exactly: I think that I found the problem. When I press green button for the first time ehtray.exe is started. If I do nothing this ehtray.exe will disappear/stop after exactly 10 (ten) seconds. Pressing again results in starting ehtray.exe If I press again on the green button (0 start ehtray.exe and close it after 10 seconds by no other input.
Second time Green button - start ehshell but only when time between first and second is. Hi, Are you using any 3rd party anti-virus software? If yes, then try disabling that and check if it helps. If the Windows Media Center works fine after disabling, then you have to provide exceptions for WMC and it's processes in the Anti-virus Software as well as the Firewall. To do this you have to contact the Anti-virus Software vendor.
You can also Un-install and resinstall WMC in Windows Features. A: Press Windows key b: Then Type Turn Windows features on or off and hit enter c: Then Expand Media Features d: Uncheck the option for Windows Media Center e: Click OK and then Restart the computer f: Then Check the option for Windows Media Center, click ok and then restart the computer. I am not using any 3rd anti-virus software. The only anti-virus software that i am using is build in Windows Defender. I have tried couple times to Un-install and reinstall WMC but the probplem remain the same.
Hi, I can confirm this. I have exactly the same problem and came to the same conclusion: pressing once on the green windows button launches ehtray.exe which stops after 10 seconds (you can monitor it in task manager). If you press again on this button within these 10 seconds, then WMC starts, otherwise nothing happens. You can also manually start ehtray.exe in cmd.exe. After that, within 10 seconds, you can launch WMC with the windows green button pressing only once. The problem occurs with various keyboards: Microsoft Wireless Entertainment keyboard 7000 or a more basic wired keyboard using the Windows logo key +Alt+Enter shortcut instead of the WMC button.
Probably a bug. My setup: Win 8.1. Alienware X51, mid 2014. Maybe useful: I upgraded from home edition to pro edition and added WMC.
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