Curiously, this problem didn’t exist in Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista, or even the Windows 7 Release Candidate–only the final version of Windows 7.

Windows only: Media Center Studio allows you to create your own custom themes for Windows Media Center, allowing you to create a cooler, more customized WMC look more akin to what you'd expect ...

Bored with Microsoft's media manager? Spruce it up with a new color scheme and your own background image.