DVDShrink Not Working on Windows 10 PC

Date October 19, 2016 Author Catherine Category Alternatives, DVD Tips

DVDShrink is a free software to backup DVD disks. You can use this software in conjunction with DVD burning software of your choice, to make a backup copy of any DVD video disk. However, DVD Shrink is no longer updated, which made many people can’t rip DVDs on Windows 10 with DVD Shrink.

“I’ve used DVD Shrink for years and years on my XP and then Windows 7 machines, and it simply worked perfectly whenever I happened to need it. Now I’m on Windows 10 though, and it seems that this faithful and reliable old workhorse has finally met its end. ” – from videohelp.com

DVD Shrink Not Working on Windows 10

Google searching the issue, fortunately, there are many solutions to solve “DVD Shrink Not Working on Windows 10” problem. We picked the most useful two solutions that have high praise when people tried those solutions. Now, let’s introduce you the top two methods to fix the issue of DVD Shrink Not Rip DVD on Windows 10.

Solution One: Uninstall and Reinstall DVDShrink

Uninstall DVDShrink. Start regedit. Go to HKey_Current User–>Software–>DVDShrink and right click on DVDShrink so that you can delete it. Close regedit without touching anything else. Reboot.

Reinstall DVDShrink using the version found at the direct link here: http://www.videohelp.com/software/DVD-Shrink

Solution Two: Get DVD Shrink Alternative

There are many DVD Ripping tools in the market that can help you rip DVDs on Windows 10 like Handbrake, MakeMKV, AnyDVD, BitRipper, DVD Decrypter, etc. You can choose one to replace DVD Shrink to get DVD ripping on Windows 10.

Comparing with all DVD Rippersr, finally, we decide to recommend you Pavtube ByteCopy to alter DVD Shrink on Windows to copy DVDs. This DVD Ripper for Windows 10 can easily compress DVD-9 to DVD-5, copy DVD to Video-TS folder and VOB file with perfect quality.

Key Features of Pavtube ByteCopy

Rip latest copy-protected DVD to Android/Apple/Windows Device
Convert DVD to MP4, MOV, FLV, AVI, M3U8, H.265, etc
Rip DVD to lossless/uncompressed MKV with all chapter markers.
Convert 3D/2D DVD discs to 3D MP4, 3D AVI, 3D MKV for VR Headsets and 3D TVs.
Customize DVD with built-in video editor
Rip DVD with internal/external/forced subtitles.

How to Use DVD Shrink Alternative to Rip DVD on Windows 10?

1. Download the DVD Shrink Alternative on Windows or Mac.
2. Import original DVD disc, file or folder after install and launch it.
3. Select the destination folder.
4. Choose an output format.
5. Click button “Convert” to rip your DVD to computer hard drive.

rip DVD on Windows 10

Of course, there are many other excellent DVD Rippers (Free DVD Rippers for Mac) that allow you replace DVD Shrink to copy and convert DVD on Windows 10 or on Mac. Besides ByteCopy, we also gathered some other DVD Shrink similar tools on Windows 10 below.

Top 8 Free/Paid Alternatives to DVD Shrink

DVDShrink Alternatives	MakeMKV	bitRipper	AnyDVD	Handbrake	RipIt	Pavtube ByteCopy	Pavtube BDMagic	Pavtube DVDAid
Supported OS	Win/Mac	Win	Win	Win/Mac	Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac	Win/Mac
Supported DVD
Protected DVD	Y	Need 3rd party app	Y	Need MakeMKV	Need 3rd party app	Y	Y	Y
Unprotected DVD	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD Copying Function
Entire Copy DVD	N	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Directly Copy DVD	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y
DVD Ripping Features
DVD to AVI	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD to WMV	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD to MOV	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD to MP4	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD to MKV	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
DVD to H.265	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y
DVD to lossless MKV	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N
DVD to Multi-track MP4/MOV	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N
Edit DVD	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y
Batch Conversion	Y	N	N	N	N	Y	Y	Y

From the comparison chart above, we can see although there are many replacements for DVD Shrink, Pavtube ByteCopy is really the NO.1 considering its intergrated DVD decrypting technology and some other skills.