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For the music app built into Windows 8 and 8.1.

Xbox Music (formerly Zune Music) is a subscription-based digital music service that allows subscribers to listen to, download, and purchase songs. The Music app bundled with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 is also branded as Xbox Music. Windows 7 users can access Xbox Music downloading services by using the older Zune Software.

Use this tag for questions specifically for accessing Xbox Music services using the Music app or the Zune software. Questions relating to the web-based version of Xbox Music and the several mobile apps available for accessing the service are off-topic here and should be instead posted on Web Applications, Ask Different (iOS), Android Enthusiasts, or Windows Phone depending on the platform.

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Do not play previews of songs in Xbox Music

I am currently using the trial of Xbox Music Pass on Windows 8 and discovered to following problem: A band's album has one or more songs that are not available to be played via Xbox music pass but for purchase on the Xbox Music store. When I choose…
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Xbox Music ignores Asus FN media keys in Desktop Mode

I have an Asus PRO64JQ laptop, and I recently upgraded to Windows 8. The FN keys stopped working, so I tried to install default drivers using the CD that came with my laptop. Unfortunately, the CD does not support Windows 8. Asus Support does not…
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How can I force Xbox Music to find music in all subfolders of my Music library?

My music library is organized (roughly) like this: Music mp3 (original) Artist/Album/Song mp3 (from Tom) Artist/Album/Song mp3 (from Dick) Artist/Album/Song mp3 (from Harry) Artist/Album/Song ...…
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Can I browse by Artist, then by Album, then by Song in the Xbox Music app for Windows 8?

Most music players allow you to browse like this: Select an artist from the list of artists Select an album from a list of the artist's albums Play the album or view its songs In the Xbox Music app, I see the following way to browse: By album.…
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How can I connect my Denon AVR-1913 Audio Video Receiver to Windows 8.1 XBox Music App?

I have a Denon Audio Video Receiver hooked up to my WiFi network. I can "see" it from my Windows Phone, and from Windows Media Player. If I use the Denon controls, I can see my music collection on my laptop and can play files via DLNA. Since the…
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How to stop XBox Music commercials while playing music in collection?

So i decided to give Xbox Music a try, and played a song in my collection. Then moved to another song and a commercial started playing. Huh? Searching revealed others with this problem, but i didn't see any answers. Yes, i know Xbox Music plays…
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Can Xbox Music be configured to recognize "Band Name" and "The Band Name" as the same band?

In Xbox Music, "Band Name" and "The Band Name" are grouped as two different bands. This can be frustrating, especially if the band's name starts with a letter nowhere near "T". As a corollary, can Xbox Music sort "The Band Name" as if it started…
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Windows 8 Xbox Music Support Podcasts?

Does anyone know if the new Xbox Music app on Windows 8 (that is supposed to replace the Zune software) support podcast subscriptions and downloads?
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Open a file in Xbox Music App for Windows 8 with the mouse

In the Xbox Music app you can open a file if you touch-swipe from the bottom up and choose "Open Files" there. But how can you access this function with just a mouse?
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Show covers in Xbox Music for Windows 8

Is it possible to tell the app to show covers named "cover.jpg" or "folder.jpg" if they exist in the same folder as an Mp3 it is playing?
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Keyboard shortcut for playing song in Xbox Music inWindows 8?

When I listen Xbox Music and I change the volume using the volume keys on my laptop, a nice "now playing" overlay appears on the screen, with play/skip controls. On my desktop keyboard I don't have volume keys, there is a keyboard shortcut to show…
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Is there an easy way to return to Windows 8 Music app home page?

When you first launch the Music app, you see a home screen with tiles featuring your music as well as music available in the cloud as part of the Xbox Music service. As far as I know, the only way to get back to this page is to either close and…
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Xbox Music only "matches" ~70% of the songs on most of my albums. How can I make it recognize the other songs?

When Xbox Music matches a song on my PC, it adds it to my "Xbox Music cloud". I can stream music from this cloud to all of my other devices. The problem is, it fails to match at least 2-3 on most of my albums. How can I make it match all of my…
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Are Multimedia keyboards able to control Xbox Music on Windows 8?

Pausing and playing music inside the Xbox Music app on Windows 8 takes a minimum of three clicks from the desktop. If I were to purchase a Multimedia keyboard with pause, play, fast forward, and rewind buttons, would they work while being at the…
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Create Xbox Music Playlist from excel list (csv)

I created a few playlists in Excel (just the artist & song title) that I wanted to Import into Xbox Music. Unfortunately the only way I could find was to search for each song indivdually and then add them to a playlist so I can listen to them with…
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