Windows 10: DVD Disc player not reading discs after installing Windows 10

Discus and support DVD Disc player not reading discs after installing Windows 10 in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; 2 days ago I had to replace a hard drive and reinstall Windows 10. Unfortunately, my DVD drive is not reading the discs I've tried (that it read... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by KatAnubis, Jul 11, 2017.

  1. KatAnubis Win User

    DVD Disc player not reading discs after installing Windows 10


    2 days ago I had to replace a hard drive and reinstall Windows 10. Unfortunately, my DVD drive is not reading the discs I've tried (that it read normally last week, when I also had Windows 10 and everything but the hard drive was the same). When I go into Device Manager, where the DVD drive should be showing up, there is no drop down. I asked it to check for new hardware, but nothing comes up.

    When I put in a disc, the green light comes on, I can hear the disc spin and a window pops up on the monitor, but it says the disc is empty.

    I searched or someone else who may have had a similar problem, but they were all different from mine.

    :)
     
    KatAnubis, Jul 11, 2017
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  2. neilpzz Win User

    disk won't read on Windows 10 but runs fine on Windows XP

    When you created the disc in Windows XP did you finalise it to make it compatible with any other OS. Some times a disc has to be finalised after files are written to it to ensure it is fully compatible.

    [edit] As a test for the disc you have written. If you have a DVD/Blu-ray player connected to your TV try the disc in that. Most players will read pictures on a CD or DVD or at least see the files on the disc.
     
    neilpzz, Jul 11, 2017
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  3. general09 Win User
    DVD Player doesn't work under Windows 10

    Just discovered a problem and don’t know if it is related to Windows 10. I have a Plextor BD-R PX-LB950SA BDR/DVD player installed. Windows 10 recognizes that such a drive is installed. Device Manager says the driver
    is up to date and the device is operating properly. However, Windows does not recognize content of any DVD inserted, in fact, it does not even recognize there is a disc in the player. I have tried a couple of different software players with the same result.
    Any ideas?

    Additional information: Windows 10 recognized a blank DVD and burned several files to the disc.
    I know the files were burned because when you click on Properties for the disc, the space used equals the size of the files.
    However, it can’t read the files it supposedly burned to the disc.
     
    general09, Jul 11, 2017
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  4. Eagle51 Win User

    DVD Disc player not reading discs after installing Windows 10

    If you haven't already ....
    1. Try installing the drivers for your DVD drive from the manufactures site.
    2. Try installing the chipset drivers for your motherboard from the manufactures site.
     
    Eagle51, Jul 11, 2017
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  5. KatAnubis Win User
    Last night there was an update for Windows 10 and this morning the DVD drive showed up in the Device Manager. It still would not run the discs in the drive. But since it was "seen" by the device manager I did what I'd seen in another message: I told device manager to "uninstall" it. Then I had the system "scan for hardware changes." Now it is working again!

    I had already checked the drivers for my mobo (which were up to date). And the DVD drive doesn't have any drivers of it's own as it uses the Windows drivers. But fortunately, I was able to get it to work properly, finally!
     
    KatAnubis, Apr 5, 2018
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