How to stream music and video to Xbox One

After a long wait, Xbox one is finally out! Lucky me I got this amazing device one day after it's release and I have spent some time on it learning about all it's features. Playing around with the apps I noticed that it was lacking of some stuff that was really useful on Xbox 360 like the ability to use windows media center extender. This is something that I would definitely need since I used to stream Xbox apps form media player library. This is why I started to dig deep on the new features ofXbox One Console. So here's a simple way of setting the unit so you can stream your music or videos using DLNA:


1.- Connect your Xbox One to the same network that you are using for your Media Library. (This is really important cause you'll need to link your systems in order for them to work.

2.- You want to make sure that you have Media Streaming enabled in your Xbox Settings. (Settings>Preferences>Allow Play to Streaming) Normally this setting comes as a default but in case it doesn't, just check it.

3.- On your windows device (laptop or desktop) go to control panel and open the "Devices and Printers" option. Once there, click on "add a service" and choose your Xbox unit (you must see it if it is connected to the same network).

4.- Whenever you want to play any file, right click on it and select "play to" then choose your Xbox unit.

5.- Enjoy!

Note: Please keep in mind that Xbox One will only support AVI, MP4, WMV formats. If you are trying to play any other file it is possible that it won't work.

Note2: If you are trying to stream music from your phone, make sure that you have the correct app installed since android doesn't have any default setting for this.

Note 3: If you are facing problems like Xbox One not showing on the "Play to" drop down menu then you may need to start the media player on the Xbox One unit and while it's running, go to your Microsoft Media Player and select the movie or video that you want to play. Now you will be able to see the unit within the options.

It's kind of crazy that Xbox One has all this strange settings. Anyways, I hope this post can be useful for you.