Microsoft has introduced a DVD Player app for Windows 10 for people who still want to pop in a good, old-fashioned disc to watch a movie. Likewise, there is no DVD player. You can play CDs using the still-included Windows Media Player.
In some editions of Windows 10, it's included as an optional feature that you can enable. To do that, select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features > Manage optional features > Add a feature > Windows Media Player, and select Install.
First, download and install the software from the VideoLAN VLC Media Player website. Launch VLC Media Player, insert a DVD, and it should rev up automatically. If not, click Media > Open Disc > DVD, then click the play button. You'll find a full range of buttons to control playback.
Microsoft has removed the built-in support for video DVD playing in Windows 10. Therefore DVD playback is more troublesome on Windows 10 than on previous versions. So we recommend you to use VLC player, a free third party player with DVD support integrated. Open VLC media player, click Media and select Open Disc.
You are eligible to get the Windows DVD Player app for free if you upgrade to Windows 10 from the following Windows versions:
- Windows 7 Home Premium.
- Windows 7 Professional.
- Windows 7 Ultimate.
- Windows 8 Pro with Media Center.
- Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center.
Best Free DVD Players for Windows 10
- VLC Media Player by VideoLan.
- PotPlayer.
- BlazeDVD.
- 5KPlayer.
- GOM Media Player.
- MPC-HC (Media Player Classic Home Cinema)
- KMPlayer.
- PowerDVD 19.
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Free DVD player options are also available. You can download a free trial version of Windows DVD Player to check if it's compatible with your device before you buy it. Select the Free trial button on the Windows DVD Player page in Microsoft Store.
VLC's program icon is an orange traffic cone. In general, the open source VLC media player program is safe to run on your system; however, certain malicious media files may try to use bugs in the program to take control of your computer.
Is CyberLink PowerDVD free? People can download the DVD player as a free trial version. Upon the completion of the period, the users will need to pay for the content player. With the purchase of the PowerDVD software, consumers receive CyberLink Cloud Storage to access media anywhere.
The Blu-ray Disc format is not supported in Windows Media Player. If you get a message that says that your computer is missing a codec or that you require a DVD decoder, you're probably trying to play, burn, or sync a file that was compressed by using a codec that Windows or the Player doesn't include by default.
Once VLC is open, click the Media button in the top left and then click Open Disc . When the Open Media window appears, ensure that your DVD is selected on the Disc Device menu and then click Play at the bottom. VLC will now start to read and play your DVD.
