Follow the steps below to allow media streaming in Windows 7. Open Control Panel. Click on HomeGroup. Under the Share media with devices, check the box to Stream my pictures, music, and videos to all devices on my home network and click on Save changes. Under the Stream my pictures box, click on Choose media streaming options. It's in here that you can see what devices have been allowed to stream media on the network.
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Step 1: First of all you need to open VLC player on your system and then move to Media Menu available on top left corner of your software screen. From the drop down menu, simply select Stream option. Step 2: Now hit the Add button if you are ready to select your media files for streaming. It will immediately open the Media Window.