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Movies & TV

The Microsoft Movies & TV Store is exactly like the iTunes store, or the

Amazon video store. It’s a place where you can buy or rent movies and TV
episodes—and watch them.

GEM IN THE ROUGH MIRACAST: PLAY PHOTOS AND

MOVIES ON YOUR TV

A tablet is one thing. But if you want to show your pictures to more
than a couple of people, your big-screen TV is the way to go.

Fortunately, Windows makes it easy to send what’s on your computer’s
screen to your TV screen.

Windows works with Miracast, a wireless audio-video transmission

technology. If you have a TV with Miracast (also known as WiDi) built
in, or a Miracast box that connects to a TV, the TV becomes a mirror of
everything on your Windows screen. Great for slideshows, videos, and

teaching people how to use Windows.

When you want to broadcast your computer’s audio and video to the
TV, hit on the taskbar to open the Action Center; choose the Connect

tab; and wait while Windows tries to find the Miracast TV’s wireless
signal. After a moment, its name appears in the right-side panel.

(There’s a long way, too: Open → → Devices → “Bluetooth and
other devices.” Under “Other devices,” choose the name of your
Miracast receiver.)

Like magic, your computer’s image shows up on the TV—with sound.

Actually, it’s more of a sales agent for the video section of the regular

Microsoft Store. In fact, if you click one of the movie-poster buttons, you’re
taken out of this app and into the Microsoft Store to do your actual
shopping.

At the top are three tabs: Explore (meaning “shop”); Purchased (where your
rented and bought movies show up); and Personal (your own videos). When