The version of Windows Media Player that will accompany Windows 8 will not be able to play back DVDs, Microsoft has said. In a blog post on Friday, Microsoft employees Bernardo Caldas and Linda ...

Microsoft has announced plans to scrap native DVD playback from Windows 8, instead focusing on improving video streaming abilities by making it easier to access services like Netflix, Hulu, and ...

ZDNet's Ed Bott reports that DVD playback has been cut from its upcoming operating system as Microsoft tries to give consumers a reason to buy the more expensive Windows 8 Pro edition. Windows 8 users ...

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 ...

You might have heard that Windows 8 won't come with Media Center, but that's not the only missing multimedia piece of the puzzle. This week, Microsoft revealed that the new operating system won't have ...

Microsoft made a lot of folks upset when it announced earlier this year that Windows 8 would not support DVD playback in its version of Windows Media Player, as it did for Windows 7. While DVD ...

ZDNet’s Ed Bott explains how VideoLAN can give away DVD playback software, while Microsoft is forced to pay licensing fees. ZDNet’s Ed Bott explains how VideoLAN can give away DVD playback software, ...

Microsoft has defended its decision not to include DVD playback support as standard in Windows 8, arguing that it would be unfair to buyers of ultrabooks and tablets because of limitations in ...

On the Building Windows 8 blog, Microsoft has outlined its plans for media playback with the new operating system. Media Center won't be included with Windows 8, and instead will have to be purchased ...

If you partake in Microsoft’s free upgrade offer from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed without warning. In its place, a new app called Windows DVD Player has been ...