In any case, you almost surely don’t need a digital TV tuner app running on your PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s the fix<\/strong>:<\/b> Open Control Panel\\Programs\\Programs and Features<\/strong>. In the left pane, select Turn Windows features on or off<\/strong>. Scroll down the list to Media Features<\/strong>; and click the plus sign<\/strong> next to Media Features. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll then see listed all the media features currently in your copy of Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click to uncheck<\/strong> any that you don’t need — such as the old Media Center — and then click OK<\/strong>. Follow any on-screen instructions. (Some changes require a reboot to take effect.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the old Media Center components removed, your PC will no longer spend time and resources trying to set up hardware you don’t have or need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Permalink: https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=2881<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n COMMENT \/ QUESTION<\/strong> on THIS ITEM?<\/strong> See the<\/em> Comment box<\/strong> at bottom of this page!<\/em> Sure! It usually only takes a few clicks. That “TV tuner” app is usually leftover bit of a previous Win7 or 8 setup that was running the old Media Center add-on. Win10 doesn’t have (or need) a separate Media Center; those old software components do little now except cause upgrade problems. 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