How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free
This wikiHow teaches you how to watch a DVD on your Windows computer using the VLC media player. Currently, there is no built-in option in Windows 10 that allows you to play DVDs, however, you can download VLC media player for free to play...
Part 1 of 3:
Installing VLC
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Picture 1 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Go to the VLC download page. Visit http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ in your browser. -
Picture 2 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Download VLC. This orange button is on the right side of the page. Doing so prompts the latest version of VLC media player to download to your computer.- Depending on your browser, you may have to select a download location and/or click Save or Download before the file will actually download.
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Picture 3 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Double-click the VLC setup file. It resembles an orange and white traffic cone. You'll find this in your computer's default "Downloads" folder (e.g., the desktop). -
Picture 4 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Yes when prompted. Doing so opens the VLC setup window. -
Picture 5 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Select a language and click OK. Click the drop-down box to select a language. -
Picture 6 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Next on each page. This will help install VLC media player with optimal settings. -
Picture 7 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Install. You'll see it at the bottom of the installation page. Doing so will begin installing VLC media player on your PC.- You can view the installation progress by watching the green bar on the pop-up window.
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Picture 8 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Finish when prompted. This will complete the installation and close the installer window. VLC media player is now installed on your PC.
Part 2 of 3:
Making VLC the Default Video Player
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Picture 9 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Open Start. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.Picture 10 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free -
Picture 11 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Settings. This gear is in the bottom-left side of the Start window.Picture 12 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free -
Picture 13 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Apps. This icon resembles a bulleted list of horizontal lines. -
Picture 14 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Default apps. It's a tab on the left side of the Apps menu. -
Picture 15 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Scroll down to the "Video player" section and click the current app. The current app below the "Video player" heading will usually be the Movies & TV app. -
Picture 16 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click VLC media player. It's the orange traffic cone icon in the pop-out window. This will set VLC Media Player as your default movie player for all media on your computer.
Part 3 of 3:
Playing a DVD with VLC
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Picture 17 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Insert the DVD into your computer's DVD drive. Do so with the labeled side of the DVD face-up.- If doing this opens VLC, your DVD should begin playing automatically.
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Picture 18 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Open VLC. You should have a shortcut on your desktop; if not, type "vlc" into Start and then click the VLC icon. -
Picture 19 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Media. It's in the top-left corner of the VLC window. Clicking this tab prompts a drop-down menu. -
Picture 20 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Open Disc. This option is near the top of the Media drop-down menu. Doing so opens a separate window for your DVD preferences. -
Picture 21 of How to Play DVDs on Your Windows PC for Free Click Play. It's at the bottom of the window. After a minute or so, your DVD will begin playing.- If your DVD has a title screen as most do, you'll need to click the menu item you want (e.g., Play or Scene Select).
Update 04 March 2020
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