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)

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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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  1. Anonymous
    2012-01-08T18:34:35+00:00

    Will Windows XP needed 3rd party decoders to play back SD-DVDs (aka DVD) in Windows Media Player so and the same is true with Blu-ray on Windows 7. http://www.macblurayplayer.com/ has an Windows version and for only $50 it's better then paying $100 for something like Power DVD Ultra.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-01-08T12:06:48+00:00

    There is a great free blueray player for windows here http://www.digiarty.com/

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-01-03T17:21:02+00:00

    Well, this is a PATHETIC issue with MS. But the so called solutions from Cyberlink are a scam. 

    I bought a top-of-the-line HP PC running Win7-64. With a Blue-Ray player in it :-) ....and Windows won't play it.

    Then I bought the Cyberlink DVD software and it worked for a short while before it asked me to install "updates" (mind you not "upgrades") That essentially was a mislabeled upgrade which apparently removed my legit version and even with my digital key and credit card reciet I could not do anything. Cyberlink will not even talk to you unless you pay them for the new version, nor will they offer online help unless the same.

    This should be illegal and instead of the government going after P2P transfers only they should go after some of these basstards who scam you right in your face.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-12-27T18:57:47+00:00

    Not so much a Media Centre as a media slightly off to the side, with a limited shelf life supporting dying or dead formats. That's the way to bring the kids in Microsoft well done. I should think Apple are shaking in their boots. Ha!!

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