CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc drive is not showing in Windows 11/10

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If y'all find that your CD or DVD drive is missing or not showing or recognized by Windows eleven, Windows x, Windows viii.1 or, Windows 7, as a result of which y'all cannot play or access a CD or DVD, and so this post may aid you.

CD or DVD drive is missing or not recognized

This issue may have occurred afterward 1 of the following situations:

You upgrade a computer to a newer version of Windows.
You install or uninstall CD or DVD recording programs.
You uninstall Microsoft Digital Image.

What you need to prepare:

Your CD or DVD Drive does non read or write and is shown as disabled
The media in your CD or DVD drive cannot exist read
The media cannot be written to by your CD or DVD drive
A course-specific or device-specific driver is missing or corrupt mistake
A CD or DVD drive cannot be found or is non connected error
The CD or DVD drive is experiencing a problem that prevents it from working properly error
The CD or DVD drive is not accessible via an assigned drive letter fault

You lot may come across one of the following error letters:

The device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device (Code 31).
A driver for this device was not required and has been disabled (Code 32 or Code 31)
Your registry might be corrupted. (Code nineteen)
Windows successfully loaded the device commuter for this hardware but cannot find the hardware device. (Lawmaking 41)

Conduct out the following suggestions to resolve the issue?

1] Run Troubleshooters

Windows 11 and Windows 10 users may use the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter and see if it helps you.

If you are using Windows eight or Windows vii, and so y'all may also open up the built-in Playing and Called-for CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs Troubleshooter from the Control Panel and run it.

2] Check BIOS settings and chipset drivers

iii] Update or reinstall the driver

Follow i of the methods beneath to update your drivers:

You may cheque for Driver Updates via Windows Update to update your drivers
You may visit the manufacturer'southward site to download the drivers.
Use a free driver update software
If y'all have the driver file already on your estimator then:
- Open Device Manager.
- Select the Driver
- Select Update Commuter.
- Follow the on-screen sorcerer to cease updating your driver.

4] Remove and reinstall IDE/ATAPI drivers

To remove the drivers:

Open Device Director.
Select the Driver
Select Uninstall device.
Follow the on-screen wizard to terminate.
Restart your PC and let Windows reinstall the driver.

five] Fix corrupted registry entries

If you wish, y'all may likewise ready the corrupted registry manually. Create a system restore point first and so Run regedit to open the Registry Editor. Side by side, navigate to the post-obit key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Command\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

In the right pane, click UpperFilters. Delete it.

In the right pane, you will likewise see LowerFilters. Click on it and Delete it too.

Restart your computer.

6] Create a registry subkey

Open Registry Editor and navigate to the following key-

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi

Right-click atapi, point to New, then select Key.
Type Controller0, and then press Enter.
Right-click Controller0, point to New, and so select DWORD(32-bit) Value.
Type EnumDevice1, then printing Enter.
Right-click EnumDevice1, select Modify.
Type 1 in the Value data box, and and so select OK.

Restart your computer and see.

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Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP. Delight read the unabridged post & the comments first, create a System Restore Betoken before making whatsoever changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-political party offers while installing freeware.