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MS-Sideshow Device on Windows Pc

Developed By: Chris James Software

License: Free

Rating: 4,2/5 - 56 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.33
Size 2.5 MB
Release Date August 14, 14
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (7)]

Description from Developer:
Use your android to remotely control Windows Media player or Win Amp, check on your Xbox friends or your WOW armoury. If there's a Microsoft sideshow gadget for it (http://gal... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download MS-Sideshow Device and install on Windows PC. MS-Sideshow Device is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Chris James Software. Latest version of MS-Sideshow Device is 1.33, was released on 2014-08-14 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of MS-Sideshow Device is 4,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 56 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 36 users had rated it 1*.

How to install MS-Sideshow Device on Windows?

Instruction on how to install MS-Sideshow Device on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install MS-Sideshow Device on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install MS-Sideshow Device using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "MS-Sideshow Device" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install MS-Sideshow Device on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "MS-Sideshow Device" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.33.

Download MS-Sideshow Device 1.33 on Windows PC – 2.5 MB

Use your android to remotely control Windows Media player or Win Amp, check on your Xbox friends or your WOW armoury. If there's a Microsoft sideshow gadget for it (http://gallery-live.com), you can now do it from your Android WiFi connected device.

Please see the youtube video at http://youtu.be/JRh9LoHlPv4 to see an example of installing with Windows 7

Windows 7 is pre-loaded with a Windows Media Player remote control and a RSS feed reader, others are available as third-party downloads. See the end of this description for some links to start with.



To use the Android Sideshow Device:
1. Make sure Network Discovery is turned on on your Windows 7 pc (search for "enable network discovery mode" if you don't know how)
2. Connect your Android device to a WiFi network that can access your Windows 7 PC
3. Run Sideshow Device on your Android device
4. Your Windows 7 pc should detect a new Sideshow Display ("Android Sideshow"), install this device.
* After installation, a new Control Panel item (Sideshow) should appear in your Windows 7 pc control panel
6. Open the Sideshow control panel item and enable the Sideshow gadgets you wish to use on your Android device
7. The enabled sideshow gadgets will automatically appear on your Android device while running Sideshow


Sideshow Device for Android uses the Cling UPnP framework (http://teleal.org/projects/cling)

For more information about Microsoft Sideshow, please visit:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Windows-SideShow-frequently-asked-questions
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463487
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow
also
http://gallery-live.com contains a collection of sideshow gadgets
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.