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How to play DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Windows 8 |
March 05, 2014
When you install Windows 8 on your system, you gain access to a number of new features. Some are clear upgrades over previous versions of Windows—the new system-wide search, for instance—while others are more controversial "side-grades," rather than clear improvements. There’s one thing that’s a clear-cut downgrade, though: DVD playback.While earlier versions of Windows included a free, built-in DVD player, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 have no such functionality. It can still read data DVDs, but if you want to play that copy of Rocky IV you got for $2 on clearance at Target, you’re out of luck.Fortunately, you’ve got plenty of options for restoring DVD-playback functionality to Windows 8, for free. Here’s what we recommend:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2020963/how-to-play-dvds-and-blu-ray-discs-in-windows-8.html#tk.rss_howto
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