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 people.

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. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

Your Windows doesn’t recognize DVD? If your Windows 11/10 can’t find DVD or CD drive or if your CD or DVD drive is not detected, showing, reading or working, or will not read or write media on your ...

Microsoft may have inadvertently made a good case for embracing movie downloads and streams. The company has released an official DVD Player app that lets you play old-school disc-based movies in ...

DVD drives might be a vanishing species, but they are not yet completely extinct. New desktop PCs often include a DVD drive, as do older PCs that have been upgraded to Windows 10. And external USB DVD ...

Remember that $15 Windows DVD Player app Microsoft's been peddling in the Windows Store? The notion that Microsoft is charging $15 for basic DVD playback software that doesn't even support Blu-ray ...

We’ve already established that Microsoft’s DVD player for Windows 10 is a rip-off at $15. Not only is that tremendously overpriced in a world with VLC available for free, but the Windows Store app has ...

This is a breakdown of the best Windows 10 video player apps available so you can enjoy videos on your laptop, desktop or 2-in-1. You need these best Windows 10 video player apps because streaming ...