Microsoft has released the June 2010 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.

You run Windows Media Center Setup on a computer that is running Windows Vista. You click the Watch Video button when you configure the display characteristics in Windows Media Center, and then minimize or maximize the window. In this situation, a black screen is displayed.

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2).
• That computer uses internal eHome Infrared Receiver.
• You resume the computer from hibernation.

In this scenario, a Windows Media Center remote control does not work. Additionally, you cannot find the eHome Infrared Receiver item in Device Manager. Instead, you find an Unknown device under Universal Serial Bus controllers. This issue also occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer changes from standby to hibernation when the hybrid sleep feature is enabled.

Microsoft has released the October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate.

In addition to the fixes that are contained in the updates that are listed in the “Hotfix replacement information” section, the October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista resolves the following issue:

• In certain scenarios, an Emergency Alert System (EAS) message does not automatically tune to the appropriate channel.

Microsoft has released the October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate with the Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista (KB953272).

The October 2009 Cumulative Update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista resolves the following issue:

• In certain scenarios, an EAS message does not automatically tune to the appropriate channel.

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Vista.
• The screen resolution is set to 1920×1080.
• You are running Windows Media Center in full-screen mode.

In this scenario, a thread-shaped area of garbage appears on the right side of the screen. This area is mostly black, and it has some flickering white pixels.

This problem occurs on computers that have certain graphics drivers installed.

Microsoft has released an update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista. This update is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. This update for Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista resolves a problem in which you cannot log on to some Media Center extensibility applications that use Media Center for Windows Vista.

Microsoft has released an update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. This update for Media Center for Windows Vista resolves a problem in which you cannot log on to some extensibility applications that use Media Center for Windows Vista.

Netflix in Windows Media Center is available for customers in the United States within Media Center on Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate or Microsoft Windows Home Premium, and Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008. With a Netflix subscription “Netflix in Windows Media Center” provides the ability to watch Netflix content instantly, manage both instant and DVD Queues, search the entire Netflix library, filter searches by titles that are available to watch instantly, and navigate using a remote control.

This article lists known issues found with Netflix in Windows Media Center, and the steps used to resolve those issues.

On a Windows Vista-based computer, you have Windows Media Center TV Pack for Windows Vista installed. When you use a video playback application other than Windows Media Center to open a Windows Media Center TV recording (.wtv) file that contains more than one recorded audio track, the audio may not be played. Or, the wrong audio track may be played by the application.

This problem may also occur if you burn the .wtv recording file as video to a CD or to a DVD and then try to play the video disc.