Windows 10: external drive cd/dvd player installation

hi, please advise how to set up a new external drive cd/dvd player

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cd/dvd player

Hi Jack,

For better assistance, provide the answers to the following questions:

• Are you using an external CD/DVD drive?
• Have you made any changes on your device prior to the issue?
• How did you know that your CD/DVD player was not installed? Did you receive an error message?

If you have manually uninstalled the driver, restart your computer. Once the computer restarts, the drivers will be automatically installed.

Let us know if you have any other concerns.

 

My DVD/ CD player

1. Do you have burning Software installed ???
2. Does your Computer recognize the DVD Drive in the Device Manager ???

DVD/CD Re-writers are usually the first thing to break down in computers.

• Computers pick up a lot of dust which could cloud the LENS.
• The drive part within it may be worn and malfunctioning ( be it gear or belt and main shaft ).
• The LENS mechanism may be worn out through use and vibration.

Not worth trying to fix as nowadays they are very cheap to purchase.

• The only other thing to try is : Try another brand such as the well known TDK or Verbatim.
• " OR " buy another DVD Re-writer to suit your Desktop or Laptop.
• With Laptops a external DVD Re-writer would be better suited ( such as a LG External ).

 

connecting an external CD and DVD player to a PC

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

The things you need to have is: Audio and video cables, Sound- and video-capture drivers compatible with the laptop.

How to Connect a DVD Player to a Laptop

• 
  Download and install DVD player software compatible with Windows laptops.
  

• Connect a DVD player to an older laptop by installing a PC memory card with a connection port or a video-capture card with USB. Video cards with a USB cable merely plug into the USB port on a laptop (no special wiring or programming is required).
• Improve audio and video quality by connecting an older laptop to an external DVD-ROM drive via a USB port on the computer as an alternative to connecting a full-size DVD player. External DVD drives are almost universally plug-and-play, meaning the drive
  only needs to be connected to the laptop to start working automatically.

Hope the information is helpful.