

If you use Windows Media Center and would like to continue using it in Windows 8, then the obvious choice is to install the Media Center Pack. Option 2: Install the Windows 8 Media Center Pack in Windows 8 Option 1: Use VLC Player to watch DVDs in Windows 8 The second option requires you to install the Windows 8 Media Center feature in order to enable Windows 8 to play DVDs. The first options utilizes the free open source VLC Media Player software that can be used to play almost any DVD in Windows 8. In this tutorial we will outline two methods you can use to enable DVD playback in Windows 8. Once you install the feature pack you will be able to play DVDs in Windows 8 Media Center. Instead, if you wish to play a DVD you must first upgrade to Windows 8 Pro using the Windows 8 Pro Pack, or if you are already using Windows 8 Pro, install the Windows Media Center Pack. This is because Microsoft removed free DVD playback from Windows 8 due to the costs of licensing the codecs necessary to properly play DVDs. If you try to play a DVD in Windows 8 you may have noticed that you are unable to do so.
