The Windows 10 doesn’t have a native app that enables you to play movies or music from DVD and Blu-ray discs, and you must install a third-party DVD video player if you want to view content from these sources.

A growing number of laptop and desktop PCs no longer feature optical disc drives, while the discontinuation of the Windows Media Center marked the end of an era in which Windows OS offered a built-in DVD player.

It's easier to resort to alternatives of the likes of VLC Player, and not only because it's free but also due to the possibilities offered.As it is now the second decade of the 21 st century, data carriers like DVDs are slowly becoming obsolete. We'd have no complaints if we lived back in 1998, but it's quite deficient for the needs of any modern user. Does it read data DVDs? Neither, only movies and videos.

This Windows DVD Player for Windows 10 offers us a very functional interface without any complications: just insert the disc and control its playback with the button bar on the lower part of the screen: play, sound control, fast forward, rewind, go backward and forward through chapters or scenes, stop, pause, full-screen.įunctional player that looked good 20 years ago but that today is missing functions.Ĭan I use it to play Blu-rays? No, not even that, only DVDs. And not only because of the development but also due to the price it's offered at since we can't download it for free: it costs almost $15. Microsoft's journey to the pastīut it's still surprising that at this stage Microsoft has developed its own DVD player for Windows. However, there are loads of people that still use DVDs because their capacity guarantees a decent quality to be able to play videos and movies, as well as supporting other kinds of data. Maybe because Blu-rays haven't managed to reach all homes possibly because, despite their greater capacity, users no longer have the need to use this format thanks to the popularity of web services that offer us online contents via streaming. Some people say that DVDs are dead but they've also been burying physical formats for quite some time and DVDs are still alive and kicking.

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