
You can download VLC here (opens in new tab). VLC Media Player is the best free video player for countless reasons, and it just so happens to support DVD playback. While Microsoft does have a paid option for playing DVDs in Windows 10, you can get by with a great free option. If you're using an external DVD drive or can't find any already installed software for DVD playback on your computer with an internal DVD player, you're never out of luck. How to play DVDs in Windows 10 with free software Once you've identified the software that came pre-installed, you should easily be able to play your DVDs. You may even get the software to launch automatically just by putting a DVD into your computer's DVD drive. The pre-installed software is likely, though not guaranteed, to appear.


Another possible way for finding the software is to open the Windows search bar and type in "movies" or "DVD" and see what results pop up.
