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		t0mbstone on July 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 10 Free Upgrade Available in 190 Countries... But that's just the thing. They didn't remove it. I have literally never been able to play DVDs in Windows without installing third party codecs or programs.

ironoxide859 on July 30, 2015 | [–]

I've never had an issue playing on Windows 7 Media Player out of the box (I skipped 8 and 8.1 chaos).

acqq on July 29, 2015 | [–]

All the DVDs I've bought which were marked as protected I've played on more legally bought Windows 7 and 8 computers without the 3rd party programs.

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