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Windows 8 UPNP much slower than accessing shared folder

Sharing from Windows Media Player in Windows 8 RTM (fresh install last week) to allow access to my libraries to other devices via dlna/upnp seems to give stuttering output and appears to be ...
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How to randomize the Play To list in Windows 8?

I am using the Play To -> Xbox 360 feature in Windows 8 to play my music library over the Xbox 360 and the sound system. I am trying to figure out how to play the songs at random. How can I ...
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Windows 8 DLNA streaming of MKV files

I have a Samsung TV that is capable of playing MKV files. The Windows DLNA Play To menu that appears when you right-click a media file does not support MKV files, but a simple trick has been to change ...
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Getting “Play To” working on Windows 8 and a Playstation 3

On Windows 8, "Play To" functionality has been integrated into Windows Explorer; However, as you can see, "Play To" is disabled; and I don't know why. When I hover over the option, I get no ...
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Windows 8 Music Player Connect to iTunes/UPnP AV Server

I have a NAS box which supports streaming music as either an iTunes or "UPnP AV" server. I see very few settings in the music application. Can the standard Windows 8 music player be made to support ...
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DLNA Server in Windows 8

How do I use the built-in DLNA server in Windows 8 to replace something like TVersity? I pose this question with multiple parts: How is it enabled? How do I add my folders? How do enable sorting, ...
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Allow upnp/dlna access to Windows 8

I'm trying to access my Windows 8 laptop via dlna but am receiving an access denied message. I'm using both a Sony network player and BubblesoftUpnp on my android and they can see the laptop (but get ...