I had hoped (and sort of assumed) that Microsoft would give users a peek at the coming wizard-based upgrade functionality, but simply price Windows Media Center as free. And while you should refer to that article for a more general overview of this functionality, it’s worth noting here that there are two ways to use the tool: You can step through a wizard that guides you through what upgrades are available and then purchase, download, and install an upgrade or, you can enter a previously purchased product key and simply install the associated upgrade. I wrote about Add Features to Windows 8 separately in Windows 8 Release Preview: Add Features to Windows 8. I was curious to see how this would be implemented. And second, it be would allowing testers to install Windows Media Center in this release. In my Windows 8 Release Preview briefings over the past week, Microsoft mentioned two related things, separately, that I found very interesting: First, the Add Features to Windows 8 functionality would be present in some form in this build, giving users their first hands-on peek at this replacement for Windows Anytime Upgrade. And in the Windows 8 Release Preview, you can install Windows Media Center for free, plus get a peek at the new Add Feature to Windows 8 functionality in the process. While Microsoft’s decision to exorcise Windows Media Center from Windows 8 has been hotly debated within tech enthusiast circles, we should at least give the software giant credit for making the little-used software available at all.
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