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Watch video content on your computer or Windows Phone

Learn how to stream or download video content from Xbox Marketplace to your computer or Windows Phone.

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Watch video content on your computer

Here’s how to watch Xbox LIVE Marketplace content on your computer:

  1. Launch the Zune Music + Video software on your computer.
    If you don’t have the Zune Music + Video software on your computer, download it (for free) from Zune Software.
  2. Sign in to your Zune Music + Video account using the same Windows Live ID and password that you use to sign in on your Xbox.
  3. Click Settings, then Account, then Purchase History.
  4. Click Movies or TV Shows to see the movies or TV shows that you’ve purchased or downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. A list of what you’ve purchased or downloaded appears.
  5. Find the movie or TV show that you’ve purchased, and then click Download. The CONFIRM dialogue box appears.
  6. In the CONFIRM dialogue box, click Watch now to stream and watch your movie or TV show now, or click Download now to store it on your computer and watch it later.

Sync the video content on your computer to your Windows Phone

After you’ve downloaded video content to your computer, you can sync it to your Windows phone. Here’s how:

  1. Launch the Zune Music + Video software on your computer.
    If you don’t have the Zune Music + Video software on your computer, download it (for free) from Zune Software.
  2. Sign in to your Zune Music + Video account using the same Windows Live ID and password that you use to sign in on your Xbox.
  3. Click Settings, then Account, then Purchase History.
  4. Click Movies or TV Shows to see the movies or TV shows that you’ve purchased or downloaded from Xbox LIVE Marketplace. A list of what you’ve purchased or downloaded appears.
  5. Find the movie or TV show that you’ve purchased, and then click Download. The CONFIRM dialogue box appears.
  6. Use a USB cable to connect your Windows phone to one of the USB ports on your computer.
  7. In Zune, go to Collection and then to Videos.
  8. Click the phone icon at the bottom left of the Zune client.
  9. On your Windows phone, open the Zune Music + Videos app.
  10. Tap Video. A list of the videos that you’ve purchased appears.
  11. Find the video that you’ve purchased, then tap to watch it.

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