3 Solutions to Solve Windows DVD Player 0x8004027d Error Code!

Summary: "How Can I Do to Remove Windows DVD Player Error Code 0x8004027d?" If you failed to play DVD on HP laptop or other devices using Windows 10 DVD Player, follow the article and learn how to fix 0x8004027d error code.

Microsoft develops Windows DVD Player that enables users to watch DVDs on Windows 10, which, however, receives lots of negative reviews for not working issue. Sometimes, you may get an error code 0x8004027d that prevents you from watching a DVD normally. The error message: "The text associated with this error could not be found. 0x8004027d" is a signal of DVD playback failure in Windows 10 DVD Player.

If so, follow us to troubleshoot this DVD playback error in Windows 10. If these troublesome problems still exist, you can try some other DVD players for help. Click and see the best DVD player for windows 10 >>

3 Solutions to Fix 0x8004027d Error

• Solution 1. Digitize DVD with WinX DVD Ripper Platinum.
• Solution 2. Reinstall or update DVD drive from Device Manager.
• Solution 3. Install DVD drivers in a compatibility mode.

Solution 1. Digitized DVD for Playback on HP Laptop without Windows DVD Player

Analysis: A digital copy of DVD disc can be easily opened and played by various media players on Windows 10. The playback is independent from Windows DVD Player. And, you will completely avoid all issues from this application, including the error code 0x8004027d.

WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is a great program to digitize DVDs. It supports both unprotected homemade and protected commercials discs. In a few of clicks, you can rip any old/new DVDs to H.264, MP4, AVI, WMV or other Windows 10 compatible formats. And, you can get a resulting file with original quality.

• Convert DVD to digital videos (MP4 etc.) and devices with with 47X real-time faster speed.
• Copy DVD to VIDEO_TS folder, ISO image, MPEG2 file with full content.
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Now, follow the steps below to rip DVD using WinX DVD Ripper Platinum.

Step 1. Insert DVD into the optical drive. Launch WinX DVD Ripper Platinum and click DVD Disc to import the DVD.

Step 2. A couple of seconds later, all titles are listed and main title is generally automatically checked for later ripping. Meanwhile, output profile window appears. Select an available format for Windows 10 (for example MP4). Click OK.

Step 3. Click Browse button to set a new destination folder if necessary. At last, click RUN button to start ripping DVD for Windows 10.

After ripping DVD to digital, you can get the full DVD content played on Windows 10 and avoid DVD drive not working issue.

Disclaimer: Digiarty Software does not advocate ripping copy-protected DVDs for any commercial purpose and suggests referring to the DVD copyright laws in your countries before doing so.

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Solution 2. Reinstall or update DVD drive from Device Manager.

The error code 0x8004027d is generally caused by an outdated DVD drive, you can reinstall or update the DVD drive before playing DVD. To reinstall the drive, please follow the steps below.

• Type Device Manager in search box on taskbar. Press Enter.
• Expand DVD/CD-ROM drives. Right-click on the device and select Uninstall.
• After the uninstallation is done. Restart computer, and the DVD driver will be automatically installed.

If you still get 0x8004027d error code, try to update drivers. Here are the steps below:

Open Device Manager. Expand DVD/CD-ROM drives. Right-click the device and select Update. Then load your disc movie and check if you get it playable on your HP laptop successfully.

Solution 3. Install DVD drivers in a compatibility mode.

If DVD playback error 0x8004027d still exists after updating Windows, you can try to install the drivers in a compatibility mode, which runs the program using settings from previous version. Here are the steps.

• Check the brand of your optical drive, and download the driver from manufacturer's website.
• Right-click the drive setup file and select properties.
• Click compatibility tab. Check the box Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows 8/8.1 from the drop down menu. Click OK to install.
• After that, restart computer.

The Final Words:

Instead of making clear why Windows DVD Player error 0x8004027d happens and finding a solution to decode DVD successfullyon the basis of causes, converting DVD to digital is much efficient to fix this DVD playback issue. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum offers an easy but powerful solution to convert virtually all DVDs to MP4 or other popular formats for better preserving or playing with inbuilt/3-rd party media players on Windows 10 without hassle.