If you are a heavy user of Windows Media Center, then you want it to at top performance. By enabling the automatic optimization and setting a scheduled time, the WMC shell will be restarted to clear any performance sucking errors. The automatic optimization will not restart the shell if you are using WMC to view, listen to, or record content.
1. Open Windows Media Center.
2. Go to Tasks and select settings.
3. Select General.
4. Select Optimization.
5. Check the Perform optimization checkbox and set the desired Optimization schedule time.
6. Select Save.