The latest version of Windows 10 has frankly innovative features compared to its predecessors. But just as it adds new functions, it also removes the ones it considers least necessary for the user.
In this way, you will have noticed that unless you have been lucky enough to upgrade your device from an edition higher than Windows 7 or 8.1, which replaced Windows Media Center with Windows DVD Player, it will be impossible for you to play DVD movies.
Although many PCs and laptops already come without DVD playback drives, you may find yourself in need of playing some such content. That is why we are going to show you how to do it in Windows 10 with a VLC format player.
We show you also in this article, the main differences between Windows 7 and Windows 10. What is better?
Avoid the Windows DVD player
Microsoft decided to remove Windows Media Center from Windows 10, but kept the Windows DVD Player to the people of the updates coming from the Pro and Ultimate versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8.
For others, the Windows DVD Player tool has become a payment application that is available in the Microsoft Store, and that currently costs 14.99.
However, you should keep in mind that it currently has a two-star rating since it cannot play Blu-ray discs.
Play DVD on Windows 10 with VLC Player
The VLC player is one of the applications that we initially installed on any new PC or laptop. Beyond being free, it reproduces almost any media or media without problems, be it CD, DVD or compressed digital formats, and is available for any Windows version.
Through the plugin suitable additional, also allow you to play Blu-ray formats. There are currently two versions of the application, including a desktop version in the Windows Store that It is possible to download for free, which we recommend.
Once you have downloaded it, double-click on the file stored in your Downloads folder, accept that you make changes to your system, select the language and then follow the steps indicated by the installation wizard.
When the installation is complete, insert a DVD into your drive, then open the VLC program, select Media> Open disk in the menu bar located at the top. Select your unit from the drop-down list (usually D), and click play.
From this moment, you should have access to your library of DVD titles.
How to play DVD with 5KPlayer in Windows 10
Due to the price and the inability to play some discs, the Windows DVD player is not ideal for DVD playback on Windows 10. Luckily, there are different alternatives to free Windows DVD players capable of playing different DVD discs.
One of them is 5KPlayer, a free DVD player that plays commercial 4K DVDs and homemade discs with region code 1-6 on Windows 10. But not only DVD discs, but also supports ISO images, VIDEO_TS folders and VOB files.
Also, even if you have DVD protected by the Sony ArccOS, Disney DRM, CSS, etc. encryption method, 5KPlayer handles everything without any problem.
How to play a DVD on Windows 10 with 5KPlayer? You can download it for free here, install and run it on your PC. Next, click on the DVD icon in the main user interface and select the DVD disc or DVD image file you want to play.
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