<s>
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
(	O
WMC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
UPnP	O
AV	O
server	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
to	O
share	O
and	O
stream	O
media	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
computer	O
to	O
WMC	O
clients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
that	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Home	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Ecosystem	I-Application
(	O
HME	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
media	O
server	O
component	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Home	I-Application
Server	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMC	O
version	O
2.0	O
can	O
be	O
manually	O
installed	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	O
2008	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	O
2008	O
R2	O
32bit	O
or	O
64bit	O
operating	O
system	O
but	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
installation	O
is	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
requires	O
manual	O
tweaking	O
of	O
NT	O
Services	O
 '	O
dependencies	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMC	O
1.0	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
out-of-band	B-Protocol
update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
stream	O
only	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.0	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
UNC	O
paths	O
and	O
removable	O
devices	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enhanced	O
support	O
for	O
media	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
ASF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
versions	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
as	O
stand-alone	O
applications	O
,	O
but	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
where	O
it	O
powers	O
the	O
Network	O
Sharing	O
Service	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
contains	O
WMC	O
3.0	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
it	O
contains	O
WMC	O
4.0	O
;	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
includes	O
a	O
WMC	O
client	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
WMP	B-Device
integration	O
,	O
WMC	O
can	O
make	O
available	O
the	O
entire	O
media	O
library	O
managed	O
by	O
WMP	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
shared	O
library	O
is	O
browsed	O
by	O
the	O
WMP	B-Device
client	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
browsed	O
,	O
filtered	O
and	O
sorted	O
like	O
a	O
regular	O
WMP	B-Device
media	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
by	O
default	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
2.0	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
after	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
has	O
been	O
installed	O
,	O
although	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
only	O
includes	O
the	O
UPnP	O
AV	O
server	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMC	O
is	O
a	O
UPnP	O
AV	O
server	O
that	O
can	O
make	O
media	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
available	O
to	O
UPnP	O
AV-compatible	O
digital	B-Application
media	I-Application
receiver	I-Application
clients	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
can	O
query	O
WMC	O
for	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
files	O
shared	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
query	O
is	O
formatted	O
using	O
XML	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pictures	O
are	O
streamed	O
using	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
,	O
different	O
protocols	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
any	O
UPnP	O
AV	O
client	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
client	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
dedicated	O
WMC	O
client	O
,	O
like	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Zune	B-Library
music	O
player	O
,	O
WMP	B-Device
11	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
the	O
WMC	O
standalone	O
client	O
(	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
WMC	O
2.0	O
)	O
can	O
give	O
an	O
enhanced	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
