Windows 7 Media Center is a great program that allows you to watch your favorite shows and movies on your computer. However, there are times when you want to add some extra color coding to make things easier. Here is a guide on how to do this in Windows 7 Media Center.

  1. Open the Windows 7 Media Center Program Guide and click on the “Add Color Coding” button.
  2. In the “Coding” field, you will need to provide a list of colors that you want to use in Media Center. You can choose from any of the following colors: blue, green, yellow, red, or white.
  3. Once you have provided a list of colors, click on the “Add” button and then select the color that you want to use for your media center program guide.

Add Color Coding

Applying color coding is a cool way to help identify the content of each channel. To add color coding open up Windows Media Center and go to Tasks > Settings.

Then click on TV…

Then go to Guide…

Then Guide Page Options…

Click the check box to select Apply colored backgrounds to shows, based on their category. Then click “Save.”

Now, when you access your program guide, the TV listings will be nicely color coded.

Media Center color codes your channel guide by the following 5 program categories.

This is another nice little addition to your Windows Media Center setup that adds visual appeal and brings your Media Center closer to the true DVR experience. Also make sure to check out our previous article where we showed you how to add Network logos to your channel guide in Windows 7 Media Center.