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 ...

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 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 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 ...

The company's CEO Satoru Iwata made that statement last week at the E3 gaming expo. He said that the playback wasn't worth adding to the platform. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology ...

I thought I'd give you an update on the DVD playback problem that I reported on yesterday. Here's a summary of the problem: DVD playback is corrupted when one of the three screens (in this case a ...

Microsoft has made good on its promise to bring DVD playback functionality back to Windows, removed with the launch of Windows 10, offering a free player and codec pack to selected upgraders while ...