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Press the Foldericon to choose a folder.

Under the 'Shared Folders' section, highlight all drives, and press the red x to remove them.

Click Navigation/Share Settings at the top of the UMS main panel.

Once it's installed, you should be looking at the UMS main screen: When it's downloaded, install it on your computer. Go to their website, and click the Windows logo to start downloading. Next, you need to download and install the Windows version of Universal Media Server. To stay safe, you should never download Java from any other websites. You might already have Java on your computer, but if not, go to and download it from there. To get started, you'll need to make sure you have an up-to-date version of Java installed on your PC. The simplest way of doing this is through a program called Universal Media Server (UMS), which shares your files across your home network, and lets the PS4 see them, and play them on your TV. So your PS4 can display films, TV shows and other bits from your PC, you'll have to set up the PC so that it acts as a 'media server'. The Media Player app on your PS4 can play stuff that's being shared from a PC in your house.ĭownloading and Setting up Universal Media Server Universal Media Streamer and the PS4 Media Player App Follow our step by step guide below, and you'll be streaming to your PS4 in no time. On your PlayStation, there's two different ways to stream from your PC or laptop - the Media Player app and the Plex app.