On Windows 10, you can change the playback region of DVD and Blu-ray drives (via Microsoft forums ), if you’ve purchased one or multiple discs encoded for a specific region.
Usually, you don’t have to worry about this setting, because there’s a good chance the drive and discs you purchase are designed for your current region. However, if you have a drive that doesn’t have the correct region configured or you have a collection of discs encoded for a different region, Windows 10 allows you to change the settings directly on your disc drive.
In this guide , you’ll learn the steps to change disc drive region to play DVDs and Blu-rays on your computer running Windows 10 .
How to change DVD Blu-ray drive playback region
To play DVDs or Blu-rays built for a different region, use these steps:
- Open Start .
- Search for Device Manager and click the top result to open the experience.
- Expand the DVD/CD-ROM drives branch.
- Right-click the DVD or Blu-ray drive and select the Properties option. Device Manager DVD Blu-ray settings
- Click on the DVD Region tab.
- Select the correct region for the discs that you’ll be watching. Change DVD drive region settings on Windows 10
- Click the OK button.
Once you complete the steps, you can watch videos on DVD or Blu-ray discs encoded for your specific region on your computer.
If your DVDs or Blu-rays encoded for a different region, and you don’t have a disc drive on your device, you can purchase an external USB combo drive like the one from LG.
