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With free Zune software for your PC, you can play, explore, connect, and discover more music, movies and TV.

The Zune software functions as management software for the device, a full media player application with a library, an interface to the Zune Marketplace, and as a media streaming server.1 Zune Software is used to sync with all devices with Zune functionality, including Windows Phone 7, Zune devices, and Microsoft Kin. Zune devices work exclusively with the Zune software and Marketplace.

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How do I change the Windows Phone reserved space and other content?

I have bought a Windows Phone and I love it. It reserves some space for other content. When I saw it the first time. It was just a few hundred MB. And it was for documents and other stuffs. Now it's 2.15 GB. I have searched online forums which…
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Extensions for the Zune software

Are there any extensions, plugins or addins available for the Zune software?
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How do you mark MP3 files so that Windows Phone (Zune software) treats them as Podcasts?

Exactly what it says in the title. I ripped my Pimsleur Quick and Simple Spanish CDs to Zune so I could play them on my Windows Phone (had to edit their characteristics to get them all in the same album and in the right order). So far so good, but…
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Cannot move Zune 4.0 window across to second monitor

I have a dual-monitor setup running Vista. I upgraded to the new Zune 4.0 software, and now I cannot drag the Zune window across to the second monitor because of this "snap to window" feature. I.e. whenever the mouse reaches close to the edge of…
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Can you wirelessly sync a Windows 7 phone (HTC Trophy) without leaving it plugged in to charge for 15 mins?

The only way I know of to sync my HTC Trophy wirelessly is to plug it in to the wall to charge, after which it will automatically sync after X number of minutes. However, most of the time I want to sync my phone without having to search for my USB…
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Why do most of my MP3s show up as "unknown artist/album" in the Zune Software?

Just got myself a Windows Phone 7 (WP7) and am trying to sync my MP3s from my computer to my WP7 (via the Zune) feature. So I downloaded the Zune software and pointed it to my MP3 folder and it found all of my MP3s. The problem I'm having is that…
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What media formats do I have to use to prevent Zune from having to convert media for Windows Phone?

Zune is able to accept pretty much every media format under the sun, or at least can once someone's installed something like the KLite Codec Pack. However, it does do conversion on your behalf to a more supported format when you try to sync the…
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Unable to sync the Zune software with my HTC HD7

I have a brand new HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7, with no Software installed. I am running on Windows 7 64 bit. Whenever I try to sync my Mobile Device with Zune- I get this message: Can't connect to your phone. Disconnect it, restart it, then try…
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How do I move my Zune software to a new machine?

I have Zune installed on a computer and want to move this to a new Windows 7 computer. Although I haven't tried this yet I'm guessing that I could install the Zune software on Windows 7. However, how do I move all my subscriptions to podcasts etc.…
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Zune software and Podcast management

Is there anyone out there that has played enough with Zune software to know how it manages podcasts? In particular, how do get the Zune software to delete podcasts that have been listened to? What I'd ideally like is for the Zune software…
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Zune & iTunes parallel - Better cover handling

I own a ZuneHD and manage my library with the Zune software so far. We recently bought an iPod which has to be synced with the same library now. So far so good, I installed iTunes, pointed it at my files and syncing works as expected. But the whole…
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How to get play count of videos in Zune PC software?

How do I find out which videos in the Zune software on my PC, have not been played yet?
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Zune 4.7 on Windows Server 2008 R2?

Has anyone had any luck getting this to work? I've tried Extracting the packages and running the .msi directly Running in compatibility mode (assorted flavours) Standard install I've also tried the full download as well as the version that…
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How do I get Zune software to save my photos in My Pictures?

In Windows 7, I have two folders in my Pictures library: My Pictures (C:\Users\Me) Public Pictures (C:\Users\Public) The My Pictures folder is the default save location. Both of those folders are listed in the Zune settings, but when syncing my…
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View all unplayed podcasts in Zune desktop software

When using the Zune desktop software, is it possible to view a list of all unplayed downloaded podcasts? I don't want to have to keep looking through each individual subscribed podcast for any new shows.
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