Setup a DLNA Server in Windows PC for Media Streaming

Why are many smartphone manufacturers now dropping this otherwise very useful dlna protocol from their newer phones - even from their mid and upper range phones! - , when most consumers these days typically have lots of equipment with this standard onboard - TVs, PCs, laptops, (android) tablets, gaming consoles, HiFi systems, Android boxes, projectors and ("older" ) smartphones - ?

It simply doesn't make any sense 🙄

What is going on here?


Thank you 😊

Simple and concise explanation. Thank you!

Hi, thanks for sharing. can i setup my kodi on my TV BOX to discover the new windows streaming server?

For security reasons it’s better to define a share on Windows, grant read permission to everyone on that share and use SMB instead. Don’t forget to set NTFS permissions as well, if applicable. UPnP has serious security issues, so it is not a wise idea to have that active on your laptop.

Will not play in HDR.

will this consume more power in pc.

How to prevent download video from VLC IOS ?

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You don't need to move all your Media to the 3 folders, you can open the Libraries folder and then right click any folder inside lets say Movies, than right click and choose properties - click on the add button and add any folder you like

Question: Would it be better for me to just plug in a USB drive into my TV and play the files directly from the USB drive?

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I have miniDLNA running on a Linux system but win 10 won't connect to it.
my smart tv, ps3, win 7 and other Linux systems all work with it but win 10 just wont

I want to remove the music and photos folders and leave only the video ones and remove the videos subfolders, is there any way?