how to make windows media player default for watching dvds

#How to make windows media player default for watching dvds movie#

To start, go to the site and download the program:ĭoesn’t take long to download and in the Edge browser, you’ll have a slightly different prompt:

It’s actually my go-to player for quite a lot of different operating systems, so it’s great to know it works just fine on Win10 too. But when? So far it’s missing in action…īut don’t worry, I have a great solution for you and it’s free, open source code. What most bugs me about this is that there’s a vague “after the upgrade, Windows DVD Player will download automatically”. Here’s what Microsoft says on the ostensible download page: Heard that Microsoft’s got something up its sleeve? Well, maybe. Hmm… there’s no “play DVD” option, is there?Ĭlick on the Store option and they’re all apps you need to buy:Ī “Whaaaat?” is appropriate at this point. Your first inclination might be to just slip in a DVD and see what happens.

#How to make windows media player default for watching dvds movie#

That’s likely to happen in the very near future, actually, because while there’s so much of Windows 10 that’s a solid step forward after the rather messy Windows 8 user interface experience, a whole lot of users still want to be able to slip a DVD into their PC or laptop and watch the movie on screen. They already have the code - it’s part of Windows Media Player - so why not just create a simple DVD player app and include it as part of the OS? Rather surprisingly, Microsoft made the decision to omit a DVD player app in its new Windows 10 operating system, though I don’t really understand why.