{"id":571,"date":"2013-01-17T12:29:22","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T17:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/?p=571"},"modified":"2013-01-17T13:11:18","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T18:11:18","slug":"january-surface-rt-update-enables-wdtv-live-hub-play-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/index.php\/2013\/01\/17\/january-surface-rt-update-enables-wdtv-live-hub-play-to\/","title":{"rendered":"January Surface RT Update Enables WDTV Live Hub Play To"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was more than discouraged when my WDTV Live Hub, which was the poster child for Windows 7 Play To, did not show as a certified device for Windows Store Apps in Windows 8\/Surface. Sure, the classic desktop interface worked, but I felt as though a promise had been broken. <\/font><\/p>\n

I had the latest available firmware from October and others posting on the WD user forums were also miffed. <\/font><\/p>\n

I happened to check the forums today and noted a couple of new comments. So, I followed the bouncing ball and performed the following steps:<\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/font>1.      <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span>Charms, PC Settings, Devices, Delete the Uncertified WDTV Live Hub device <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>2.      <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span>Reboot <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>3.      <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span>Charms, PC Settings, Devices, manually ADD the device after it was discovered and listed <\/font><\/p>\n

<\/font>4.      <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span>Reboot<\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/font>After the above, it now appears in the Device list and works. Photos, Music, Videos, even HTML5 browser streaming (nice!)<\/font><\/p>\n

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I checked with Microsoft to see how this update was done, since there was nothing listed in the Windows Update history specifically referencing Play To, and received this response:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Device certification is not handled in any way via Windows Update. <\/p>\n

We have a service, called NCD-AS (auto setup for short) that will automatically find media renderers and pair them (even if they aren\u2019t certified). As part of pairing, PNP updates drivers and metadata packages for a device if available. Every 8 days, this service will check for updated drivers and metadata packages for all media renderers that have been paired. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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