It’s been a few months since I last devoted a Hassle-Free to reader questions, and I apologize for being remiss. So this week I help Deborah out with a mysterious DVD drive problem and tell Jim how to ...

Microsoft has released a DVD Player app for Windows 11/10. The new app dubbed as Windows DVD Player for Windows 11/10 allows anyone to watch their favorite DVDs easily. The app allows users to watch ...

Windows 10 excludes a few key features, including support for playing DVDs. Microsoft has now released an app to handle the task, though it doesn't play Blu-ray discs. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

Microsoft's DVD Player for Windows 10 is now available in the Windows Store, but it's just free for some users. For instance, organizations using Windows Enterprise editions and upgrading to the ...

Microsoft on Wednesday amended the privacy policy for its Windows Media Player after a noted computer security expert warned that the software keeps track of the DVD titles people watch. In a Web ...

Physical discs took another step toward extinction late Thursday after Microsoft announced that DVD playback will not be available by default on Windows 8. The new move adds another wrinkle to ...

Windows 11/10/8/7 has some fine in-built diagnostic tools to help you troubleshoot Windows Media Player issues, which you may be facing. You can use the following three built-in Troubleshooters to fix ...

I've upgraded my PC from Windows 7 to Windows 8. Overall I'm quite happy with it, but I have to admit that I'm not loving the new media player 'app' ... it doesn't even have volume control! Any ideas ...

Media player software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media ...

The movie industry seems determined to continue on a course where it happily erodes the rights of legitimate users, all in the name of securing profits. The latest example of this comes in the form of ...