You lot may come across the problem that your DVD won't play on Windows x when you insert your disc into the disc drive. The causes of this problem tin be that your Windows 10 does non have a proper DVD playback software, or that something is incorrect with your CD/DVD drive. If yous are troubled by this problem, why not try the post-obit tips that may be helpful?

Try these fixes

  • Fix 1: Install a third-party DVD thespian
  • Fix ii: Check your DVD drive

Fix one: Install a 3rd-party DVD player

Microsoft has removed the congenital-in support for video DVD playing in Windows 10. Therefore DVD playback is more troublesome on Windows 10 than on previous versions.

Microsoft has published a new DVD player to fill this vacancy. But it receives low rating due to some serious errors.

And so we recommend you to use VLC thespian, a costless 3rd party actor with DVD back up integrated.

Open up VLC media player, click Media and select Open Disc. Now you can play the video on your DVD.

Bonus tip:

Present, most laptops don't have a DVD drive. For easier access, backup and sharing, why not consider digitizing DVDs with WinX DVD Ripper?

WinX DVD Ripper is a versatile DVD ripping software that can not merely convert ISO image or DVD to MP4 (H.264/HEVC), AVI, WMV, FLV, MOV, MPEG, MP3, etc, but also backup DVD to hard bulldoze/USB/NAS/Plex. The ripped file tin be viewed on computer, HDTV, Android, iPhone, iPad, Xbox One S, PS4, etc.

Fix 2: Cheque your DVD bulldoze

Sometimes y'all exercise have a player supporting for DVD, but you still cannot play DVD on Windows ten. In this case, something may go incorrect with your CD/DVD bulldoze.

a) First, yous should cheque your device status in Device Manager. To open Device Manager, press Win + 10 keys and click Device Manager.

b) On the window of Device Manager, click DVD/CD-ROM drives to expand this category. If your CD/DVD drive is normal, it will exist shown as something similar the image beneath shows.

c) But if your CD/DVD drive shows upward with a yellow exclamation marker or a red Ten sign, you lot need to reinstall or update your driver.

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d) If you lot cannot find whatever device under the DVD/CD-ROM drives category, endeavour the following (WARNING:The following steps will change your registry, and we strongly recommend yous to dorsum upwards your registry before you lot proceed.):

  • Open up Command Prompt AS ADMINISTRATOR. (Opening registry editor requires Administrator Privileges.How to open up Command Prompt as Administrator?)
  • Type (or copy and paste) the post-obit and printing Enter: reg.exe add together "HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServicesatapiController0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001
  • Reboot the computer.
  • Bank check the Device Manager and see if the drive appears.

If the methods to a higher place withal don't work, you may accept a problematic cablevision connection or a defective drive. Check the connection advisedly or do some tests with other drives. You tin can also contact the device manufacturer if necessary.

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