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Lis asked in Computers & Internet Hardware Laptops & Notebooks · 8 years ago

DVD region code for laptop?

I just got a new laptop and it runs on windows 8. Right now it has a free region code for DVDs, but it will not play any. Since I am only allowed to change it a few times I want to make sure that changing it to the USA/Canada code is what I should do. Any advice?

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8 years ago
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a. Click Start (or Search), type devmgmt.msc and hit enter to open Device Manager.
b. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the DVD drive you want, and then click Properties.
c. On the DVD Region tab, make the changes you want.

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