If you insert a DVD into a Windows 8 computer to watch a movie, nothing happens and you can't even watch the movie by opening the DVD from Windows Media Player. Well, the normal installation of Windows 8 cannot play DVDs or Blu-Ray discs because the software technology used to play these discs is not free or free.
Microsoft previously paid $ 2 for each copy of Windows sold, just for the right to use the patented technology needed to play DVDs.
Considering the ever-growing number of devices without optical drives, i.e. computers and tablets that do not have CD or DVD players, Microsoft decided that it was no longer worth paying for a feature that many people never use.
It is however possible to watch DVD or Blu-Ray movies on a computer with Windows 8 by paying for Microsoft or using different programs.
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The best way to watch DVDs on Windows 10 and 8.1 PCs is to use a different and free program .
As seen in the past, without doing anything illegal, you can watch all the videos on your computer with the KLite codecs that are free.
I consider the installation of this automatic program, Klite, a must for every Windows PC owner, from XP to Windows 7 and Windows 8.
With KLite , Windows Media Player can also play DVDs in Windows 8 .
In Windows 10 where Windows Media Player is no longer a program to use and also in Windows 8.1, instead of dirtying Windows with a video codec package, you can simply download and install VLC Media Player, the famous open source program capable of opening any type of video.
In addition to VLC there are also other derivative programs that have been listed in the article on the Best Media Players to watch movies and videos on the PC .
With these programs you can also see Blu-Ray discs on your computer, although in some cases there may be limitations.
The format created by Sony is a hard nut to crack for free and free programs because it is heavily encrypted.
If you have a lot of Blu-Ray and you plan to use your computer to watch them (which has an uncommon and expensive Blu-Ray player of course), in case none of the open source media players work properly, maybe it is the case to buy a commercial program like WinDVD Pro (70 Euro).
However, keep in mind that you have a PC with a Blu-Ray player, the program to play Blu-Ray should be already included in the purchase then check on the supplied discs.
Someone might shout at the scandal that Microsoft no longer supports regular DVDs, but basically how many people are still using them on the computer?
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