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You can play a DVD in Windows 10 for free with a little help. But that help’s probably best if it doesn’t come from Microsoft. I’ll tell you how Microsoft’s solution sort-of works for some ...
A clean install of Windows 10 doesn't include the software required to play back DVD movies. If your PC includes a DVD drive, you could pay Microsoft $14.99 to add this capability, but why not use ...
How to play DVDs on Windows 10 with pre-installed software. If you've purchased a computer with a DVD player built in, odds are very good that it came with its own software for playing DVDs.
Download Windows DVD Player app for Windows 11/10. It allows users to watch both commercial as well as homemade discs in the DVD-Video format.
Microsoft neutered Windows Media Player in Windows, but you can turn to third-party apps instead. Here's where to find DVD and Blu-ray player software for Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Windows 10 excludes a few key features, including support for playing DVDs. Microsoft has now released an app to handle the task, though it doesn't play Blu-ray discs.
Here in 2017, the handwriting is definitely on the wall -- if not the dump sign -- as Windows PCs can no longer play DVDs (or Blu-rays) without help. Windows 10 , like Windows 8 and 8.1 before it ...
A reader writes with a question about playing DVDs in Windows 10.“My new Windows 10 laptop (Toshiba Satellite C55-B5382) came equipped with PowerDVD 12 rather than any of the old familiar movie ...
Windows 10 giveth, but it also taketh away. Microsoft’s new OS has a lot of good features, but Windows Media Center isn’t one of them. That’s a problem for people who want to play DVDs, use ...
How to Play a DVD on Windows (And Some Blu-ray Discs) Story by Nick Lewis • 12h. P hysical media, including vinyls, cassettes, and CDs are all the rage right now.
I have a PC and my wife has a laptop, both with Windows 10. We've tried opening the video files with Windows Movies and TV, as well as Windows Media Player, but they will not play the MOV files.
So far, Windows 10 has been a positive experience for the early upgraders here at IGN—but its lack of an included DVD player app is puzzling. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to fix this issue.