Windows Media Center which comes in build with Windows 7 is a real good player for audio and video files, but the only issue is there is only few options to customize the look and feel of the player. Media Center Studio is a freeware tool with which you can customize Windows Media Center by adding background images and also creating themes. You can change the background by creating a new theme or editing the existing one.
Once you apply the theme, you need to restart Windows Media center and can see the theme in action.
Features;
- Edit your start menu – rearrange or disable native menu items
- Create your own menu strips, and your own items to go in them
- Monitors your application and returns to Media Center when it exits
- Set up a button on your remote to exit your application
- Create menu items that take you to native Media Center pages, or start media
- Apply themes to Media Center
- Create new themes or edit existing ones
The application is compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7.