All five DVDs I tested worked, ranging from studio movies to exercise videos. So now that I know the DVD player works with the Lenovo, it’s time to invest $15 of PCWorld’s hard-earned money to see how it plays actual movies. So to recap, my 7-year-old Sandy Bridge PC also running Windwas compatible, while an Acer Aspire with the more modern Kaby Lake processor wasn’t.
This combo worked with Microsoft’s DVD Player app in 2015 and, as it turns out, still does. With no luck on the Acer, I turned to my trusty Lenovo X220 and an external Transcend standard DVD player/burner. Checking out the latest reviews, it appears the problems with Windows DVD Player persist since its launch. I’m not the only one who experienced this. It’s a no-frills utility that should just work, but when I tested the app it did anything but. Windows DVD Player from Microsoft is a $15 Windows Store app. Windows Media Center simply doesn’t work. Microsoft offers an official solution for DVD playback, but, well, it’s bad. Windows 8 didn’t come with it either, but users running Windows 8 Pro could still install Windows Media Center.Įven that workaround is now gone. When Windows 10 came along in 2015, it left behind Windows Media Center, a utility for home theater PCs that let you play DVDs on your computer.
Updated March 22, 2019, with a second look at the Windows Store app. Then I’ll tell you about the much better alternative called VLC that anyone can use and gets regular updates. 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 people.
#WINDOW DVD PLAYER FOR WINDOWS 10 FOR FREE#
You can play a DVD in Windows 10 for free with a little help.
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