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DVD playback may hang when Windows Media Center is full screen on a secondary display

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Summary

Consider the following scenario:
  • You have two or more displays connected to a Windows 7 PC and have chosen to "Extend these displays" in the Control Panel Display settings.
  • A 3rd-party DVD playback application is being used on the primary display to play a DVD.
  • While the DVD is playing on the primary display, Windows Media Center is launched and then moved to a display other than the primary display.

In this scenario, the 3rd-party application that was being used for DVD playback may hang.

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More Information

Windows Media Center runs in DirectX exclusive mode when in full screen. This may sometimes cause problems for other 3rd-party video applications in a multiple display configuration.

To work around this issue, try using one of the following steps below:
  1. When the 3rd-party DVD playback application hangs, exit Windows Media Center out of full screen so that it is running in a window. This should resume DVD playback within the 3rd-party application.
  2. Use Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center to play the DVD.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2840223
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 5/29/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 307