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Windows Media Player will not play DVD

Anonymous
2018-05-16T16:06:47+00:00

I insert a DVD in computer, open Windows Media Player, but the Player will not respond or play the DVD. When I select the DVD from the Player Library in the navigation pane, it will only respond --- Unknown Disc.

I want to insert the disc in the DVD drive, and immediately the Windows Media Player begins to play it.

[Moved from: Windows / Windows 8 / Performance & system failures]

Windows for home | Other | Music, photos, and video

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-05-17T20:31:09+00:00

    If you're using Windows 10, Windows Media Player doesn't playback DVD's.  You'll need to use another program for this, one of the more popular ones is called VLC Player which is free.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-05-17T19:59:27+00:00

    Hi Russel,

    In order to play DVD videos using the Windows Media Player, you should have a DVD Drive and a DVD decoder. For Windows 8, you can search for a DVD player app in the Windows Store as an alternative or look for a add-on DVD decoder for WMP online. Once you have the decoder installed on your computer, go to Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Autoplay > Choose what to do with each type of media > DVD movie > Windows Media Player > Save to make Windows Media player automatically play your DVD once inserted.

    Regards.

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