From within Windows Media Center, launch the Music Library and opt for CD.

By default, your CD will be ripped to .WMA format.

The rip tweaks for Windows Media Center are pulled from Windows Media Player.

How To Rip a Music CD in Windows 7 Media Center

So to change the rip parameters, we’ll need to do so in Media Player.

From within Windows Media Player, select Tools from Menu bar, and select Options.

Click OK when you are finished.

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Now, you are ready to rip your CD.

Click Yes to confirm you want to rip the CD.

you’re free to follow the progress as each track is being converted.

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Looking for some more tasks you could perform in Media Center with just a remote?

Check out our earlier post on how tocrop, edit, and print photos in Windows Media Center.

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