How To Play A Dvd On My Laptop Windows 8. Then click on the Play. If it doesnt play or if you want to play a disc that is already inserted open Windows Media Player and then in the Player Library select the disc name in the navigation pane.
Second right-click the DVD drive in the left pane. Insert your DVD to your optical drive run VLC media player and select Media Open Disc. VLCs a handy program to have on any new system anyway as its capable of opening.
Step 2 If your laptop has an inserted drive you can just insert the DVD disc to your laptop.
Some video capture cards will have a USB attachment at the end opposite of where you plug in the HDMI cable. Launch Windows Media Player with your DVD inserted. Youll most likely find this rectangle-shaped port on either side of your laptop. Load the DVD Source.
