Universal Media Server

I ran into the same problem and I have now resorted to using an old laptop as a media server (running an application called Universal Media Server) and browse that on my Xbox in Media Player. Thanks for the information because all the other information and
suggestions (which I tried) didn't work (resetting console, etc).

Now that Chef I absolutely agree should be a playback option, locking age restricted content from media servers would be a great idea.

However at the same time there should be an option on the One for parental accounts to block specific media servers.

Just for example I have Windows Media Player and Universal Media Server installed on my PC. I should have the option as a parental account to block access to them from a adult account. Or allow only a specific one, so the kids couldn't install another media
server to access restricted content.

In short I am sure your software is great but I feel the controls you want would be better implemented on the console side than the media server side.

Personally I would download a media server to your PC, Universal Media Server is my preferred option
sourceforge.net/.../unimediaserver, and then grab the Media Player app from the Store.

This will let you browse your media on your One without having to jump back to your PC in order to play new content.

If you still have issues then it could be something to do with your network. Let us know and we'll do our best to help out.

Do any of these instructions here help you:
support.xbox.com/.../universal-media-remote

I run Universal Media Server on my PC for streaming. It lets you share only the folders you want and the One will display only them, it feels a lot more organised than doing so through WMP.