Plus the infamous paperclip trick
CD/DVD drive not recognized in Windows 10
People still depend on DVD drives to access media or perform installations. And when that drive suddenly stops working, users panic. What causes CD/DVD drives to stop working and how to fix it?
You don’t have to worry. In this post, we will discuss some of the most common issues and their solutions.
Let's eliminate one of the usual suspects. If possible, try inserting more than one CD/DVD. If the drive reads the other CDs, the first one is probably just dirty.