Windows 10 came with a modern design, great features and features, however, there are certain things that were lost along the way in Microsoft‘s operating system. And, unless we have updated to Windows 10 from certain previous versions of the system, we will have realized that Windows Media Center is no longer pre-installed. Therefore, when wanting to play a DVD , we will have to use third-party applications or digitize the contents of the disc to be able to play it on any device without any problem.
Yes, the truth is that today most computers and laptops no longer have DVD players, however, there are many who still have DVD towers and towers in their homes with photos, videos, movies, etc. However, we still have time to play all those DVDs on our computers.
If we have a computer with a reader but we do not have a good player, all we have to do is find a good program that allows us to play DVDs in Windows 10. Now, if what we want is not to depend on a disc, which on the other hand can be scratched or damaged, a computer with a reader and a program, then it is best to convert our DVDs to videos . In this way, we can have them stored on the hard disk or any storage unit and play them wherever and whenever we want without problems.
Free DVD players for Windows 10
VLC
There is no doubt that for many users the quintessential player is VLC. A software that besides being able to get completely free, allows the reproduction of content in virtually any format or medium. That is, we can play content from our DVDs without any problem. But if in addition, later we prefer to convert a DVD to video, we can also play that video with VLC on our computer. VLC is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and even for mobile devices with iOS and Android operating system from its official website .
BlazeDVD Free
It is perhaps one of the least known, but as its name implies it is a free player. Therefore, it is certainly worth a try. In addition, we can add more feature and functions if we go to the paid version after trying it. BlazeDVD allows playback of DVD discs and even DVD ISO files, although we can also use it to play VCD, SVCD or CD videos. It offers compatibility with the most common formats such as MP4, AVI, MPEG, RMVB, VOB, WMV or DTS. BlazeDVD Download
5KPlayer
When we talk about tools that allow us to play a DVD in Windows 10, another of the most popular and used is 5KPlayer. A multimedia player compatible with all types of multimedia formats and that is also capable of playing content from a DVD, encrypted DVD or even 3D movies. Also noteworthy is its ability to play movies on UHD and its compatibility with Apple AirPlay technology. Download 5KPlayer .
PowerDVD
Another player of great popularity for DVD playback in Windows 10 is PowerDVD. A software that also has a very very intuitive interface and offers a great experience. It is compatible with almost any video format and offers certain features and functions to highlight, such as TV mode, the great performance it offers and its high degree of customization, since it allows you to customize the player controls to each user according to your needs. It is a paid player that we can use for 30 days for free, but if we look for a solution like the one offered by PowerDVD, it does not cost too much. Go to the PowerDVD website.
Windows 10 DVD player
If we have upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate or from Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 and have installed Windows Media Center in that version, then we can use Windows 10 DVD Player for free. Now, if we do not meet these conditions, we can download and install the tool from the Microsoft Store , however we can only use it during the seven days of free evaluation. Later, if we want to continue using the player, we will have no choice but to go to the cashier and pay the 14.99 euros it costs.
How to convert a DVD to video
Although we have already chosen one of the players mentioned above to play, the fact that we increasingly have fewer computers with DVD players, suggests that it is best to convert our DVDs into videos and thus be able to save them on our computer or storage memory to be able to play them without any problem with our favorite player.
To do this, we will have to use a tool that allows us to convert any DVD to video. One of the best and most reliable is WinX DVD Ripper Platinum , a software with which we can easily rip a DVD to MP4 . Therefore, the first thing we have to do is download the tool from the official website of the developer.
As we can see, we will be able to download and install a free trial version or buy a license. In any case, it is best that we download the trial version at the moment and if necessary, we will be able to acquire the license. There are usually offers with the possibility of acquiring free or half-price licenses on a frequent basis.
Now, once WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is installed on our computer, we can now launch the tool on our desktop and follow the steps shown below:
- We put the DVD in the reader of our computer.
- Click on the DVD Disc option that appears at the top of the tool.
- We choose the DVD and the type of disk file system.
- Our DVD will automatically be recognized.
- We select the profile or output format , MP4, AVI, WM, MPEG or formats valid for iPhone or Android.
- Check that we have the hardware acceleration option enabled.
- We can also choose if we want to use a good quality deinterlacing search engine, if we want to activate the safe mode or the amount of CPU that will handle the conversion process.
- We choose the route where we want the video of our DVD to be saved.
- Click on the RUN button.
- We wait for the process to finish and verify that our video is in the indicated path and plays correctly.
