This sample demonstrates how to create a software Play To receiver.

To advertise the software Play To Receiver, click the Start Receiver button. To stop the receiver, click the Stop Receiver button. After the software Play To receiver is advertised on the network, you can stream media from a different PC on your local network to the software receiver. This sample will only work if the Play To source video or audio being received is from a different computer.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, go to Visual Studio 2013.

Note  For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

Related topics

Roadmaps
Adding multimedia
Designing UX for apps
Roadmap for apps using C# and Visual Basic
Roadmap for apps using C++
Roadmap for apps using JavaScript
Windows 8 app samples
Tasks
Quickstart: Using Play To in applications (JavaScript)
Quickstart: Using Play To in applications (C#)
Reference
Windows.Media.PlayTo

Operating system requirements

Client
Windows 8.1
Server
Windows Server 2012 R2

Build the sample

  1. Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
  2. Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
  3. Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.

Run the sample

To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.