Add to your list of issues with the new Windows 10 operating system the curious fact that it does not come with DVD playback software. So how do you play a DVD on Windows 10? Sure, there may be a DVD drive built into the side of your new or upgraded Windows 8 machine – but when you pop a DVD into that drive, you might only get a whirring sound for about 45 seconds. Unless your computer’s manufacturer installed DVD software on your machine (some Dell laptops come pre-installed with CyberLink PowerDVD, for instance), you need to get yourself a Windows 10 compatible DVD player. You don’t need to run out and find this in a store, you just need to do a DVD player download online. The good news is that there are plenty of DVD player downloads available online. Microsoft says they removed the DVD playback functionality because no one watches DVDs anymore; these days we.

Additionally, Microsoft wanted Windows 10’s design to be consistent across Windows 10 phones and Surface tablets. Another reason for killing off DVD playback, though, is that producing DVD decoding software requires paying royalties. Plenty of software manufacturers do pay this royalty, though. WHERE TO FIND A DVD PLAYER DOWNLOAD Get A DVD Player For Windows 10 In addition to watching DVDs on a Windows 10 computer, you can also use RealPlayer Plus to burn DVDs of your favorite videos. Get it now at a discounted price.

Windows 10 Optimized RealPlayer Plus We don’t mind mentioning that RealPlayer Plus, the premium version of RealPlayer comes with DVD playback capabilities. Once you, you’ll be able to play DVDs on your laptop or computer – along with a couple other fringe benefit features thrown in as well. In addition to watching DVDs you can also burn DVDs, convert videos to different formats such as and a whole lot more. HOW TO USE REALPLAYER PLUS AS A WINDOWS 10 COMPATIBLE DVD PLAYER Once you’ve downloaded RealPlayer Plus, you can play a DVD by doing the following: • Open RealPlayer Plus • Insert the DVD into your DVD drive. • Click the Library tab at the center top of your screen.

The Library screen will appear. • Click the CD / DVD button on the left pane. The DVD track screen will appear. • Click on the DVD chapter you wish to watch. If there is only one chapter listed, click on 1. DVD inserted to begin DVD playback. • Enjoy watching your DVDs, those things that supposedly no one watches anymore!

Should you prefer the old school File menu way of doing things in Windows 10, you have that option, as well. You can play a DVD using RealPlayer Plus with the File menu by doing the following: • Click the RealPlayer Plus icon in the top left. A File menu will appear. • Select File. Another menu list will appear to the right.

• Select Open from the new menu list. The Open dialog box will appear. • Press the Browse button. Serial Key Star Wars Battlefront 2 Pc.

Your file library will appear. • Next to Look In: select your DVD drive. • Select the chapter you want to watch, and enjoy the show. Your Windows 10 compatible DVD player problems are solved. What’s on your list of grievances with Windows 10? Did your Windows 10 PC come with DVD playing software, and if so which machine do you have?

Don’t pause to leave your opinions in the comments section below. We believe that you are not fully aware of the features of RealPlayer free version and paid version. To play DVDs in RealPlayer you will need to upgrade to RealPlayer Plus and install the Plus DVD playback components. I like Real Player. Have had it for years. But now there is trouble on my HP620 laptop. This PC was preinstalled with Windos 7 Home Premium and Real Player worked fine then.

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Now I have replaced the harddrive and installed Windows 7 Pro folllowed by Windows 8.1. (dual boot) and then I installed Real Player 16+ on Windows 8.1. After that I signed in to Real Player, inserted a DVD in the optical drive and clicked on “Play CD or DVD” in the Real Player menu, and then I get this error: “A general error has occured – unspecified error – More information is available at the RealNetworks Custumer Support Site”, There are 2 buttons in this box: “OK” and “More Info”.

If I click on “More Info” I get a page with solutions but when I click on the links on that page, I get “this page is unavailable”. If I launch Windows 7 instead, same DVD plays fine with Windows Media Player. To make DVD playback work on Windows 8 I probably need to install codecs, any suggestions is welcome because I havn’t got a clue. I downloaded personal movies I made & you hih=jacked it from me. I wanted to save it on a dvd.

I can not do that. You want me to pay you $35 to upgrade then I will be able to save on a dvd. That is a dirty trick. I want my videos back. I am not paying you $35.00 to retreave them. Real player will not let me ttransfer my videos to itunes, windows media player, dvd, f: drive etc.

Or anyplace What are U going to do about this. I do not have $35.00 to get your upgrade. I have caner & I need that video of myself for my kids.

My medications for cancer is sometimes $550 for 14 pill & that is #7 days only. The rest of the pills are costly also.

On checking your account, I see that you already have purchased RealPlayer Plus v16 earlier today. RealNetworks released RealPlayer Cloud in English worldwide for Windows 7 and higher operating systems. This latest version will fix the “download incomplete” issue with YouTube and supports Chrome 31 and Internet Explorer 11.

If you are on Win 7 or higher, please go to and download the free version RealPlayer Cloud. Since you purchased RealPlayer Plus version 16, you can sign in using your email address and password to access your premium features. After installing these features, you can watch DVD’s using RealPlayer. If you additional question, please send an email to. Playing DVD’s is a premium feature of RealPlayer Plus and requires sign in.

Please follow these steps: 1. Open RealPlayer. Click on the down arrow to the right of the RealPlayer logo (upper left corner of the player). Select Sign in.

Enter the email address and password associated with the account. You will be prompted to install the premium features. At this point the logo in the upper left corner should indicate RealPlayer Plus and the premium features should be available. After installing premium features, the simplest way to start playing a DVD is to insert a DVD into a DVD-capable drive installed on your computer. If RealPlayer is selected as your default player for DVDs, then it will automatically open and start playing the DVD. Otherwise, you will need to open RealPlayer and select Play CD or DVD from the Play menu. If you additional question, please send an email to.