If not, click Media > Open Disc > DVD, then click the play button. Launch VLC Media Player, insert a DVD, and it should rev up automatically.
Windows 10 will detect the drive then reinstall it. Exit Device Manager then restart your computer. Expand DVD/CDROM drives, rightclick the optical drive listed, then click Uninstall.
How do I Get Windows 10 to Recognize my DVD Drive?īoot to the Windows 10 desktop, then launch Device Manager by pressing Windows key + X and clicking Device Manager. If it doesnt play, or if you want to play a disc that is already inserted, open Windows Media Player, and then, in the Player Library, select the disc name in the navigation pane. Typically, the disc will start playing automatically. Insert the disc you want to play into the drive. To do so, go to Device Manager press Win +X keys, select DVD/CDROM drives, if it shows a yellow exclamation mark or a red X sign, your drive needs to be updated or reinstalled. If the DVD still doesnt play on your PC with the third party DVD player, the DVD drive may be to blame. How do I Get Windows Media Player to Play a DVD? Open VLC media player, click Media and select Open Disc. So we recommend you to use VLC player, a free third party player with DVD support integrated. Microsoft has removed the builtin support for video DVD playing in Windows 10. Youll find a full range of buttons to control playback.
First, download and install the software from the VideoLAN VLC Media Player website.