Pause bug after screensaver activation is back.

A few months ago I posted the culprit that was causing Media Center to resume playback once the screensaver kicked in or after minimizing the Media Center window.  It was KB950126 – the cumulative update for June. Well, on October 14th (I believe), Microsoft released KB955519, which was supposed to fix the mess that KB950126 caused.  However, I have found that if you removed KB950126 and then let KB955519 install, it reintroduces the same damn problem.

So, if for the past few weeks you have issues with videos starting back from the beginning after pausing them (or even if they’re completely stopped) once the screensaver kicks in, or if you minimize your Media Center window – KB955519 is the culprit.

I uninstalled it on my living room HTPC client this morning, but have yet to see if that actually solved anything.  I can only assume that it will.  It did work when I started a video, paused and then minimized the window, so that is a bit reassuring.  I’m going to try a test run and wait for my screensaver to kick in, then I’ll update what happens here.  Check back if this affects you!