Playing DVD Video in Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player can not play DVD videos by default. You have to purchase other softwares for playing DVDs or Blue Ray Disks in your PC or Laptop.

But, there’s another free Multimedia Player available which can play anything you through at it with a little help from codecs like FFDShow. That is VLC Media Player from VideoLAN. Thats another story, we are here to discuss playing DVDs in Windows Media Player.

After some time waste and research, I found a working and free way of playing DVD’s in Windows Media Player. It’s a codec called WECP (Windows Essential Codec Pack), though it contains lots of unessential codecs to dump your PC. Download it here or from the link below the post. I am gonna give you a step by step guide to install it without unnecessary codecs.

Double Click on the installer package and then Click Next > I Agree. Remove check on Auto Update Service and Media Player Classic. Expand the Video Codecs by clicking on the + sign. Now uncheck the FFDshow, Cinepack and MPV Decoder. Now click on Next > Install > Finish. Reboot your PC.

Now insert a DVD in the drive and choose Play DVD in Windows Media Player from autorun option. You can also play it manually. Its a old version of the codec pack and Cyberlink DVD decoder is built in. Its removed in latest versions as Cyberlink made it paid, so, disabling auto update is mandatory.

You can now install the latest version of FFDShow to play other types of media such as DivX, AVI, FLV.

Download the WECP 1.0 Here.

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