But you have to pay S14.99, at the time of writing. You can head to the Microsoft Store where Windows DVD Player is available for download. If ripping your DVDs to a digital format (MP4) doesn’t appeal to you, you still have a solution. Of course, there’s the option of ripping your disc with free DVD ripper software. That doesn’t mean you’ve to take your entire DVD collection to your DVD player. Most of them had computers that came with disc drives. Those who suffered most were Windows 8 users who upgraded to Windows 10. They did this by removing the much-used Windows Media Center. Since most newer computers don’t come with DVD drives, Microsoft had decided to do away with the automatic DVD playback on Windows. If you’re wondering, why Windows has taken this ‘backward step’, here’s the explanation. A big disappointment for Windows users is after they upgraded to Windows 10, they could no longer play DVD or Blu-ray directly from their disc drives.
