How do I play a DVD on Windows 7 Professional?

How to Play DVDs Using Windows 7’s Windows Media Center

1. Insert the DVD and choose Start→All Programs→Windows Media Center. The Media Center opens to the main menu.
2. Locate and double-click the Movies option. Scroll vertically through the main menu items.
3. Click the Play DVD option on the submenu.

Why won’t Windows Media Player play my DVD?

If you see an error from Windows Media Player that says “compatible DVD decoder not installed,” this means that a plugin (called an mpeg-2 decoder) needed to play DVDs is not installed. We recommend downloading this software from www.videolan.org in order to play DVDs on your computer.

How to control video codec in Windows Media Player?

Codec control 1 Click Start. 2 Type Media Player in the search box 3 Click Windows Media Player. 4 The Windows Media Player is started. 5 Click About Windows Media Player. 6 The following dialog box, click Technical Support Inoformation. 7 Windows Media Player opens then a technical details list view in your browser.

Is there a DVD player for Windows 7?

If you’re running Windows 8.1 or Windows 8.1 Pro, you can search for a DVD player app in the Windows Store (learn more about the Windows Store). For Windows 7. Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate, and Enterprise come with DVD playback capability built in. Full DVD capability is not available on Windows 7 Home Basic or Starter.

Is there a free codec for Blu ray?

Not only protect Blu-Ray & DVD discs from scratching, but also convert Blu-Ray discs to high-definition video formats. Download Blu-Ray video codec alternative for free: Support OS: Mac (32-bit or 64-bit) 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion and later; Windows XP, Windows Vista and later, including Windows 8.

Is there Windows Media Player 12 for Windows 7?

With Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7, you already have a very powerful tool for playing, managing, synchronizing and copying of video and audio files. If you are using an earlier version of Windows such as Windows XP, we recommend that you install the current version of media player, to the benefit of all features and functionality.