Windows 10: How Can I Play a Movie in Win11?

How can I play a movie in Windows 11 Pro? This is a paid-for Criterion DVD, in a working USB-connected player. Ever since Windows XP SP2, "Windows Movie Viewer" required no more than inserting the disk and clicking. Or autorun. --- There must be a way, but why does Microsoft make their produce more difficult with every new release? I am not trying to violate any copyrights, I have paid for the right to watch this DVD, all I want to do is get what I have paid for. If Microsoft is worried about copyright, SURELY such a brilliant company can detect a copy-protected DVD being used within its l

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How to play a movie?

Hi,

To better isolate your concern, we would like to verify few things:

• Which Windows movie platform are you currently using?
• Do you get any error message upon playing the movie?
• Have you made any recent changes or update in your computer?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried?

Thank you.

 

Can't download the movie I purchased for rental.

Hello,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below to download rented movies offline and check if that helps.

Steps:

1. Select the movie you want to rent and click on
   rent option.
2. Login using Microsoft account.
3. Once you have signed in, you will have two option
   to stream or download movies to this device to watch offline.
4. Select download movies to this device to watch offline and click on next.
5. After Choosing the Next option and you will be asked for the payment option.
6. Once the payment it done, open Movies & TV application to download the movie.

You will be able to watch the movie offline from
Movies and TV application. When you rent, the viewing period is 14 days from the time of your order or 24-48 hours from the time you start to watch (depending on the content you select), whichever comes first.



If you still facing issues downloading the movies after following the above steps. I suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps mentioned below, to fix issues with Microsoft store.



Steps:

• 1. Open store application on your pc.
  2. Click on the ellipses on right top corner of the screen.
  3. Logout and login back.

Hope it helps.



Sandeep Kumar M

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

audio ahead of video when playing movies

Hello
lauroolvera,

To better assist you with your concern, I'd like to know the following:

• Confirm which build is currently installed on your device. To check, follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows key + R, then type in winver.
2. Click OK.

• What is the make and model of your computer?
• What is the application that you're using to play movies/videos?
• Does the issue happen to all types of videos/movies?

Looking forward to your response.

Regards.