Having been made aware via these Forums that Windows 8 Enterprise was unable to upgrade Media Center, I have upgraded out conferencing center unit to Windows 8 PRO via our Volume License installation media this weekend.
To my horror, I now discover that the "Add features to Windows" option normally available in Windows 8 Pro Retail Editions is apparently not available in Volume License SKUs:
The installation method described at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/feature-packs "Add Features to Windows 8" is also not available, listing only "Turn Windows Features on or off" which of course does not start the required wizard.
I have subsequently attempted to change the local policy of the unit, explicitly disabling the supression of the "Add Features" option, as per below to no avail.
I would be grateful for advice on the following:
1) Any script/registry edit that would allow me to enter my Media Center key in order to activate this licensed feature
2) Failing this, if it is possible for me to purchase a $49 upgrade key, and convert my VL Edition to Retail in order to activate this feature
3) Can someone from Microsoft please point out specifically where on their website, blogs or elsewhere they have publicly stated that the VL Pro edition (Not just the Enterprise Edition) would have Media Center functionality crippled in this way, prior to me wasting an entire day on this utterly pointless exercise.
Many thanks to the community for any advice.