Introduced in 2009, Windows 7 came as a saving grace to its predecessor Vista which badly damaged Microsoft’s overall reputation. Amongst many other features and improvements, the DVD codecs required to play DVD on the OS using its media player are pre-installed meaning that MS has decided in this case to include the cost of the DVD license within the overall cost of the OS. This is why errors with Windows 7 in this regard are much less commonplace and the request to download compatible DVD decoder for Windows 7 will only come from users of the ‘Starter’ or ‘Home Basic’ editions as these do not ship with pre-installed codecs.

In such case, you could upgrade to Windows 7 ‘Home Premium’ but at a cost of around $200, it would be much cheaper to simply buy a compatible DVD decoder pack from Windows Media Player plugin providers such as Corel and Cyberlink.

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Alternatively, you can forego using WMP altogether and download a free compatible dvd decoder for Windows 7 from software solutions such as the VideoLAN project which provide the excellent VLC DVD player for free.

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Back to the paid solutions, Corel’s Ultimate Decoder pack is a 3-in-1 solution issued exclusively for Windows 7. It includes Corel’s PureHD video enhancement technology, DVD decoder and AVCHD decoder in order to provide you with flexible choice of playback formats and high-definition picture clarity with superior sound.

More About Windows 7 DVD Decoder Compatibility

Windows 7 makes use of Windows Media Player 12 which has built-in support for many popular audio and video formats—including 3GP, AAC, AVCHD, MPEG-4, WMV, and WMA. It also supports most AVI, DivX, MOV, and Xvid files. The new Play To feature streams music and video to other PCs running Windows 7 or compatible devices around the home. With Remote Media Streaming, you can enjoy music or videos on your home PC from the road. The new Now Playing mode is a study in minimalism: It shows only the controls you need, so nothing comes between you and your music or video. A new taskbar thumbnail with playback controls makes previewing easier and fun.

Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the water though, Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7 will not play Blu-ray disks! And this is for exactly the same reason that it did not play DVDs for so many years i.e. because of licensing costs. 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.

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