
- #Windows media compatible dvd decoder how to
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If you have a DVD drive and a compatible DVD decoder installed on your computer, you can use Windows Media Player to play a DVD-Video disc. Possible reason 3: Windows Media Player requires a DVD decoder to play DVDs So, you may have to download Windows Media Player DVD codec to make up for that. Possible reason 2: Lack of corresponding codecĪs mentioned above, codec problem will also cause Windows Media Player not recognizing DVD issue.

#Windows media compatible dvd decoder how to
How to solve: Use the right Windows version to play DVD with Windows Media Player. However, it doesn't mean Windows Media Player not playing DVD on Windows 7 won't happen when there is codec problem.
#Windows media compatible dvd decoder upgrade
If you're running Windows 7 Home Basic or Windows 7 Starter, you can upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate, or Enterprise to add full DVD playing capability. As for Windows 10, Microsoft has prepared another paid DVD player app called Windows DVD Player for DVD playback on Windows 10.

#Windows media compatible dvd decoder movie
Specifically, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro don't come with DVD movie playback because there is no proper DVD player app, while Windows RT 8.1 doesn't support DVD playback at all due to the problem with a codec even though you have a DVD player app on it. Possible reason 1: You may have an edition of Windows that doesn't support DVDs with Windows Media PlayerĪs we have mentioned above, since Windows 8, Windows Media Player cannot play DVD anymore. Reasons causing this big error vary, but we will try hard to list them all plus corresponding solutions.
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