Network and Internet Customize DLNA Media Streaming Settings in Windows 10 and Windows 11

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This tutorial will show you how to customize DLNA media streaming settings for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

DLNA media streaming allows you to share media from your account's personal Music, Pictures, PlayLists, and Videos folders to other users (same computer), computers, and DLNA supported devices on your network. It also allows you to receive media from other computers and DLNA supported devices.

If you turned on DLNA media streaming, you can choose what is streamed by default to all or specific computers and devices on your network.


Contents

  • Option One: Customize Default Media Streaming Settings
  • Option Two: Customize Media Streaming Settings for Specific Device




Option One

Customize Default Media Streaming Settings


The default media streaming settings are used by all devices by default unless you customize them for a specific device using Option Two.


1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Network and Sharing Center icon.

2 Click/tap on the Media streaming options link on the left side of Network and Sharing Center. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on the Choose default settings link at the top. (see screenshot below)

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3 Select the media streaming settings you want used by default, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshots below)

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4 Click/tap on OK when finished. (see screenshot below)

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5 You can now close the Network and Sharing Center if you like.




Option Two

Customize Media Streaming Settings for Specific Device


1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Network and Sharing Center icon.

2 Click/tap on the Media streaming options link on the left side of Network and Sharing Center. (see screenshot below)

DLNA_media_streaming-1.png

3 Select the device (ex: "[TV] Samsung Q70 Series (82)") you want, and click/tap on Customize. (see screenshot below)

DLNA_media_streaming_specific-1.png

4 Select the media streaming settings you want used by this specific device (ex: "[TV] Samsung Q70 Series (82)"), and click/tap on OK. (see screenshots below)

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5 Click/tap on OK when finished. (see screenshot below)

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6 You can now close the Network and Sharing Center if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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This partially works. It only makes a small subset of total songs in the Music Library available. Only lists some artists, then only some albums for those artists, and finally only some songs on those albums. Seems broken. Trying on different Windows PCs on network and each makes a seemingly random subset of total songs available via DLNA across the network.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Core i7 13th Gen
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    MSI nVidia RTX 3060
    Monitor(s) Displays
    43" 4k 144Hz HDR, 32" 4k HDR in portrait, 12" 1080 touch/pen
    Hard Drives
    2x 2TB PCIe 4 in RAID1 (2TB capacity)
    Keyboard
    Corsair K100 RGB
    Mouse
    Logitech G502
    Internet Speed
    Starlink
    Browser
    Edge
    Other Info
    Logitech BRIO 4K for Windows Hello
I've got all that set up but how do I access those files for streaming on another device such as from my phone or TV? My file managers can find my computer on the network after doing the above but none of the files I've added to the wmp library sharing show up. Just an empty directory with the name of my computer. All I can find across the web is how to enable this on Windows 11 buy I can find nothing concerning how to access the streaming from my other devices on the network. Any help or if you can point me to any other resources would be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
tfal said:
I've got all that set up but how do I access those files for streaming on another device such as from my phone or TV? My file managers can find my computer on the network after doing the above but none of the files I've added to the wmp library sharing show up. Just an empty directory with the name of my computer. All I can find across the web is how to enable this on Windows 11 buy I can find nothing concerning how to access the streaming from my other devices on the network. Any help or if you can point me to any other resources would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello tfal, and welcome. :alien:

The exact steps are unique and specific for the device you are trying to access from. You may need to check that device's manual for anything specific that may need to be done first.

Personally, I find using a NAS drive connected to my router via ethernet cable is the easiest way to share files and media with all devices connected to the same network (router).
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
I tried hooking a drive into my router but seems att doesnt believe in routers with such functions. I finally got it via vlc player but there's some glitch where it only shows one storage, my pc, which is the mentioned empty directory and after I press that the screen flashes black and then kicks back to the vlc network menu where it now shows my pc(empty directory) AND a pc:username: directory which has the shares. Thanks! Your walk-through was the only one that worked for me. The other ones I found for Windows 11 kept referring to tabs and buttons to click that don't even exist where the walk through states so I couldn't even proceed.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
tfal said:
I tried hooking a drive into my router but seems att doesnt believe in routers with such functions. I finally got it via vlc player but there's some glitch where it only shows one storage, my pc, which is the mentioned empty directory and after I press that the screen flashes black and then kicks back to the vlc network menu where it now shows my pc(empty directory) AND a pc:username: directory which has the shares. Thanks! Your walk-through was the only one that worked for me. The other ones I found for Windows 11 kept referring to tabs and buttons to click that don't even exist where the walk through states so I couldn't even proceed.
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Glad you got it at least on that one so far.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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