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 ...

When it came to external storage devices that do not need any power, Floppy Disks, DVD Players, and CDs were popular options a decade ago. Then came the Blu-ray Disc. A portable storage device is ...

Physical media, including vinyls, cassettes, and CDs are all the rage right now. If you're looking to dust off your collection of DVDs and put them to use in your Windows PC, getting them playing is ...

So far, Windows 10 has been a positive experience for the early upgraders here at IGN—but its lack of an included DVD player app is puzzling. Thankfully, it's pretty easy to fix this issue. You've got ...

If you enjoy popping a disc into your PC and watching a video, you may have noticed how difficult it has become. New devices no longer come with optical devices by default, and Windows 10 even ...