Microsoft has introduced a DVD Player app for Windows 10 for people who still want to pop in a good, old-fashioned disc to watch a movie.
The Microsoft DVD for Windows 10 app, released this week for $15, will play commercial and homemade discs that use the DVD-Video format, though it won't play Blu-ray discs. However, you may not need to pay for the app.
You can get the Windows 10 DVD Player for free -- under certain circumstances. To do so, you must upgrade to Windows 10 from one of the following previous versions: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 with Windows Media Center or Windows 8.1 with Windows Media Center.
If you upgrade from an edition of Windows 7 that does not include Media Center or you do a clean install of Windows 10 or buy a PC with Windows 10 preinstalled, you cannot score the DVD Player for free.
Also, the free offer is available only for a "limited time," according to Microsoft. And what does Microsoft mean by limited? On its Q&A page on the DVD Player, the company said the timing isn't set yet but that the offer will end at or before the Windows 10 upgrade offer, which lasts for one year after last week's launch.
The Microsoft DVD for Windows 10 app, released this week for $15, will play commercial and homemade discs that use the DVD-Video format, though it won't play Blu-ray discs. However, you may not need to pay for the app.
You can get the Windows 10 DVD Player for free -- under certain circumstances. To do so, you must upgrade to Windows 10 from one of the following previous versions: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 with Windows Media Center or Windows 8.1 with Windows Media Center.
If you upgrade from an edition of Windows 7 that does not include Media Center or you do a clean install of Windows 10 or buy a PC with Windows 10 preinstalled, you cannot score the DVD Player for free.
Also, the free offer is available only for a "limited time," according to Microsoft. And what does Microsoft mean by limited? On its Q&A page on the DVD Player, the company said the timing isn't set yet but that the offer will end at or before the Windows 10 upgrade offer, which lasts for one year after last week's launch.
