Windows 10: CD drive is not working properly

Discus and support CD drive is not working properly in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I am trying to load a shop manual. I load the disk into the drive it reads part of the disk, askes a question, I answer, the drive starts working then... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by PaulHafele, Apr 16, 2020.

  1. CD drive is not working properly


    I am trying to load a shop manual. I load the disk into the drive it reads part of the disk, askes a question, I answer, the drive starts working then hangs. I have to go to task manager to close the window. The cd is good, works on a windows 7 machine. The drive is good it plays music and movies. I have the latest driver installed. any suggestions? Thaks

    :)
     
    PaulHafele, Apr 16, 2020
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  2. Romel Ram Win User

    Cd drive is stop working.

    Hi Netrom,

    There is a possibility that this is a problem with the CD/DVD drive driver. To properly troubleshoot the problem, kindly verify the following:

    We're looking forward to your response.
     
    Romel Ram, Apr 16, 2020
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  3. Marie Ave Win User
    CD drive not working

    Hi Harold,

    It is possible that your CD drive is outdated or has compatibility issues if you happen to install a recent update on your computer. For us to better assist you, we'd like to know the following details:

    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    • What were the changes made on your computer prior to the issue?
    • What version of Windows 10 are you using? To see which version of Windows 10 is installed on your PC, select the
      Start button and then select Settings. In
      Settings
      , select System > About.

    To help you resolve your concern, we suggest that you follow the steps provided in
    Your CD or DVD drive is not recognized by Windows or other programs support article.

    Important note:
    This article contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before
    you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Marie Ave, Apr 16, 2020
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  4. shardz Win User

    CD drive is not working properly

    CD Drive not working

    yeah, it is, it goes through the intital formating that takes like an hour, just fine...but the part after the mandatory comp restart where it has all the phrases like The best Windows yet..then after it asks for m cd key..about 1 min later it says i need info from my windows cd and it cant find my cd drive...but the odd part is--i looked in my bios and my cd drive is listed as slave..
     
    shardz, Apr 16, 2020
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