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I'll recommend Homestream as media server instead of windows media player. Sorting is here in alphabetical order and media codec support is better.
http://community.sony.dk/t5/Blog-News-from-Sony/Homestream-Media-Sharing-from-Sony/ba-p/1262890
I can also recommend a NAS solution, but then other media servers are used ex. Serviio, which Homestream are built upon.