Windows 7 Media player will not play back BluRay disc's

Anonymous
2009-10-25T16:16:04+00:00

I just installed Windows 7 premium home,full retail 64 bit version. I was surprised to find media player does not support BluRay playback. I read the previous post in this forum and see, as far back as May, that Microsoft was aware of the codec issues with BluRay playback on Win. 7

What is Microsoft doing to solve this glaring issue. BluRay has been around for a long time and I'm sure thousands of Windows 7 customers are going to be in the same boat as me. There are NO codec available through a Google search ( 64 bit) and I would be very reluctant to use one off the internet anyway (Virus issues)

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Music, photos, and video

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Anonymous
2009-10-28T13:18:41+00:00

Hi Patrick,

As we know that Blu-Ray is a patented technology so it requires appropriate codecs to be purchased and hence we cannot include it in our Operating System.

To play a Blu-ray Disc, you need to use a non-Microsoft program that supports Blu-ray playback and a device capable of reading Blu-ray Discs.

Check the below link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/MPEG-and-DVD-video-frequently-asked-questions

Hope this information is useful.

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    2010-11-23T14:50:40+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-11-23T18:49:26+00:00

    They are doing NOTHING! As of today .. it still won't play CERTAIN blu rays! Not all are NOT compatible. Just the ones I HAVE!!! (Mashita UJ-220)

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-11-23T18:52:33+00:00

    But you are not talking about the lack of compatibility issues! My uj-220 works with Vista but after my upgrade to Windows 7 , it is worthless. IT is NOT COMPATIBLE!!! Codec is NOT the problem, it IS Windows compatibility! Don't waste our time telling people this misinformation!!

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