Windows 10: VirtualBox unable to insert the virtual optical disk

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It can be frustrating to encounter the Unable to insert the virtual optical disk error in VirtualBox when trying to mount an ISO or install guest additions. The issue is generally due to corrupted media registries, locked disk images, or misconfigured storage controllers, which stop the virtual machine from accessing the optical drive. However, you […]

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Virtual Optical Disk File to boot Windows 10 which is running in Oracle VirtualBox

I am running Oracle VirtualBox on a Windows 10 host. 
I am trying to set up a virtual machine also running Windows 10. 
The Windows 10 guest (inside the VM) needs to boot from a virtual optical disk.

My question is: Where do I go to get the VIRTUAL OPTICAL DISK?

 

Optical BD drive disappears when inserting a disk

Something in a recent update to Windows 10 has changed the behavior of my SATA connected optical drive.

Everything worked fine and then recently:

Inserting a cd causes the drive to disappear from "This PC"

The drive will show up in Device Manager if "show hidden devices" is checked.

If I restart the computer with the cd in the drive I can listen to the disk.

If I eject the disk and insert another the drive disappears again.

Mobo = Asrock Fatal1ty z170 Gaming-ITX/ac (all drivers from asrock current)

Disk drive = Matshita BD-MLT UJ265

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks.

 

Installing a Virtual Machine in Windows 10

Step #1 is to decide which virtual machine software you wish to install.

The three most popular choices are:

• VirtualBox (from Oracle)
• VMWare Workstation Player (from VMWare); and
• Hyper-V (from Microsoft)

Once you've made your choice you can find detailed, illustrated instructions for installing each one on the internet.

As a personal suggestion: You might find it easier to use either VirtualBox or VMWare Workstation Player. Hyper-V is more complicated to setup.

Between VirtualBox and VMWare, I think you'll find VirtualBox more user-friendly, and it has the advantage of allowing you to create checkpoints - backups of your virtual machine - whereas to do that in VMWare you'll need to upgrade to their (expensive!)
paid version.