Service Unavailable/No Signal on a new Windows 8 install

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Service Unavailable/No Signal on a new Windows 8 install

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If the HDHomeRun software was installed prior to WMC, some of the necessary firewall rules might not have been configured and will need to be added manually in able to watch tv:

1) Mouse over the bottom-right corner of the screen, and click Settings

2) Click Control Panel

3) Click System and Security

4) Click Allow an app through Windows Firewall

5) Click Change settings

6) If Windows Media Center Receiver Service is present in the list, check all boxes for it, then click OK. If Windows Media Center Receiver Service is not listed:

7) Click Allow another app…

8) Click Browse

9) Navigate to c:\Windows\ehome, select ehrecvr (not ehrec), and click Open

10) Click Add

11) Windows Media Center Receiver should now be present. Check all boxes for it.

12) Click OK

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