Microsoft said Monday that four consumer electronics companies will integrate Windows Media technologies into DVD players, a deal that could boost the use of the software titan's multimedia products ...

NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. previewed its next-generation Windows Media technology at the Internet World conference Tuesday (Dec. 11) and said leading chip makers for DVD players will support the ...

DVD drives might be a vanishing species, but they are not yet completely extinct. New desktop PCs often include a DVD drive, as do older PCs that have been upgraded to Windows 10. And external USB DVD ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Following Toshiba's decision to pull out of the HD DVD playing market, Microsoft was left with no ...

Hackability plus low cost makes it one of the best value high-def players available. Simple to set up. Easy to use. Flawless playback on HD films. Included remote gives you totalitarian control. Large ...

GREENSBORO, NC -- Windows 10 comes with the promise that it's free. The upgrade is, but what has many new users upset is, for some, the upgrade didn't come with a program to watch a DVD in your ...

I have a tv side by side with the PC screen. I have google chrome (version 1) on the tv but have rarely used it. I would like to cast from the windows 10 dvd player to the tv. Is this possible, and if ...

Reader Pete was lucky enough to attend a presentation that Microsoft and Toshiba were giving about their respective HD DVD players—Microsoft with a production sample Xbox 360 attachment and Toshiba ...

A reader writes with a question about playing DVDs in Windows 10. “My new Windows 10 laptop (Toshiba Satellite C55-B5382) came equipped with PowerDVD 12 rather than any of the old familiar movie ...

Microsoft wants to charge you $15 to spin your old movies, and doesn't even support Blu-ray. Fortunately, there are freebie alternatives. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of ...

This is a breakdown of the best Windows 10 video player apps available so you can enjoy videos on your laptop, desktop or 2-in-1. You need these best Windows 10 video player apps because streaming ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. will no longer make HD DVD players for its popular Xbox 360 video game system following the triumph of Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray in the battle over the ...