<s>
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
an	O
app	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
plays	O
DVD-Video	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
before	O
removal	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
DVD	O
playback	O
was	O
built	O
into	O
other	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Media	O
Center	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
DVD	O
codecs	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
reintroduced	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
as	O
an	O
app	B-Application
available	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
launched	O
,	O
it	O
searches	O
all	O
local	O
drives	O
in	O
alphabetical	O
order	O
from	O
C	O
:	O
,	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
Video_TS	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
only	O
plays	O
DVDs	O
if	O
a	O
hardware-based	O
MPEG	O
decoder	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
supports	O
software-based	O
MPEG	O
decoders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	B-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
DVD	O
functionality	O
introduced	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
DVDPlay	B-Device
executable	O
still	O
resides	O
in	O
%Windir%	O
\system32,	O
it	O
simply	O
executes	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
and	O
DVD	O
playback	O
support	O
were	O
relegated	O
to	O
a	O
premium	O
add-on	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Pro	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
licensing	O
the	O
decoders	O
and	O
the	O
market	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
DVD-Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
DVD	I-Device
Player	I-Device
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
on	O
desktop	O
computers	O
to	O
provide	O
DVD	O
playback	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
disc	O
is	O
switched	O
,	O
the	O
app	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
restart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
paid	O
app	B-Application
through	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
distributed	O
at	O
no	O
charge	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
had	O
upgraded	O
from	O
an	O
installation	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
that	O
included	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
.	O
</s>
