Windows 10: How to play Blu-Rays

I have 2 blu-ray burner drives on my system, one from Pioneer and one from LG. I have no problem with either of them for data disks or DVDs, but Blu-Rays have been a headache.

I got CyberLink PowerDVD 10 with one of the drives, and that version is apparently incompatible with Windows. It gives me an error that I need to upgrade the software to play the Blu-Ray, even if I run in compatibility mode. I don't feel like shelling out $70 or so to upgrade the software. DVDs run fine in this software.

I tried AunPlayer, and it doesn't give me an error, it just doesn't work. I managed to load about 2 frames of one movie. I haven't even tried a Blu-Ray here.

I tried VLC Media Player, and it says This Blu-ray Disc needs a library for AACS decoding, and your system does not have it. I have followed the instructions online to download a .cfg file to my appdata and then the .dll file to the application folder, but I still get the same error message. I have no problem running DVDs in VLC.

In Windows Media Player, I get "The disc is empty" for both DVDs and Blu-Rays.

Does anyone have an idea for how I can watch a Blu-Ray on my computer?

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my computer isnt detecting blu ray discs

Windows 10 doesn't play Blu-Ray discs. You'll have to buy separate software to play Blu-ray on Windows 10. There is a way to play for free, but it's not easy:

How to Watch Blu-Ray Discs on Windows 10

 

How to Play Blu-rays on Windows 10?

Windows 10 brings a lot of good stuff to the table, but it also takes away some key functionality that Windows 7 users might miss. In Windows 10, you have to say goodbye to Windows Media Center and with it, the ability to play DVDs natively. Fortunately,
there are always solutions out there that allow us to watch DVDs in Windows 10 for free. But what if you want to play Blu-ray discs in Windows 10 since it still can not play Blu-ray directly? Yeah, with the pulling of suppot for the software in Windows 10,
it become more difficult to play BLu-rya discs on your computer. So what are we going to do about it? Read on for details.

As for media support, Windows 10 gets native support for MKV and High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). But still there is no Bly-Ray playback support. However, that doesn't mean you have to live without Blu-Ray movies with Windows 10. There are plenty of free
Blu-Ray player for Windows 10. This article introduces professional & free Blu-Ray Player for Windows 10 and a detailed guide to help you watch, open, play Blu-Ray in Windows 10 easily.

Note: The first thing you need is to get a Blu-ray drive or Blu-ray disc player. There are plenty of them available, and they'll work with the Windows PCs without any problem. Note that the DVD drive cannot play Blu-ray discs.

Method 1: Use Third Party Optical Blu-ray Disc Players to Play Blu-ray Discs in Windows 10 for free

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. And by adding AACS and BD+ DRM libraries and keys, VLC can play most of Blu-Ray
movies. Here is a complete guide on how to enable VLC to play Blu-Ray in Windows 10.

Method 2: Use professional Blu Ray Player for Windows 10 to play Blu Ray on Windows 10

Step 1: Free download UFUSoft Blu Ray Player for Windows 10. Install and launch it.

Step 2: Add Blu-Ray movies to Blu Ray Player for Windows 10

The Windows 10 Blu Ray Player supports loading video from Blu-Ray disc, Blu-Ray folder or IFO file. Click “Open Disc” or “Open File” button to load your Blu-Ray movies.



Step 3: Play Blu-Ray movies on Windows 10

When movie is loaded, you can play Blu-Ray movies with outstanding and perfect video quality.

 

You could try this: DAPlayer - Free HD Bluray Video Multimedia Player Software

Free Blu-ray Player - Play Bluray Disc on Windows PC with Best Free Blu-ray Player Software

 

Another free program you can try is Leawo Blu-ray Player. Best Free Blu-ray Player Software for Windows - Leawo Free Blu-ray Player

 

Thanks for the suggestion. Seems to be a good program.

 

I've been using it on my desktop for quite awhile now and find it to be a very good Blu-ray player.

 

yes, leawo blu-ray player is very recommendable.

 

I watched Star Trek Beyond on it last night.

 

After watching Man Utd (in 4K via SKY) I wanted something a bit more "surreal" so I popped in Star trek Beyond as well !!!!

4K worked perfectly.

Beware of Home videos if taken in 4K -- every tiny blemish comes out really clearly on 4K - poor old Rooney's hair -- he spent a fortune on covering up a bald patch - 4K renders all the cosmetic stuff futile unless you've got the equivalent of a Hollywood dressing studio to use before taking the video !!!!.

Cheers
jimbo

 

One of the very few things that can make one prefer SD over HD. *Smile

 

It works! Thank you much!

Leawo was the answer.

 

On second inspection: it does not work well with all blu-rays. Game of Thrones S6, for example, it goes straight to the first episode on the disk and I cannot switch episodes.

 

Can you do a test on another player? If possible a set top player. It may be the way Game of Thrones S6 was authored.

 

It works fine on my PS4