Windows 10: I deleted the DVD/CD driver from my Device Manager, and it won't reinstall after restarting

Help! I deleted the DVD/CD driver from my Device Manager, and it won't reinstall after restarting. I'm on Windows 10.The DVD/CD driver is not showing, when selecting "show hidden devices" either. I have tried installing 3rd party DVD software in hopes that it would reinstall the driver, but this did not work either.I read about and tried many Reg Edit fixes but none of these resolve my issue.My main goal is to get my External DVD Writer working as it no longer is getting recognized in Windows.Is there a solution to this?

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Read Write Broken CD/DVD Functions.

Hi,

Thank you for the reply.

Suggest you to completely reinstall the cd/dvd driver and check if that helps.

Follow these steps.

• 
  Press “Windows key + X” and click on “Device Manager”.
  
• 
  In the list of devices, you should see cd/dvd rom drive.
  
• 
  Right click on the device and then select "Uninstall".
  
• 
  In the uninstall dialog, make sure you select the option to delete the driver package from the system. This causes the driver package installed earlier to be deleted.
  

In the Action menu of Device manager, select “Scan for Hardware changes”
option. This will cause the device driver to be reinstalled. Once the driver is installed, close all windows and restart the computer.

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

DVD Drive shows as "Unknown device" in Device Manager

Have you updated or reinstalled the driver? If not, follow these steps:

• To update the driver, search for the driver on the device manufacturer's website, and then follow the installation instructions on the website.
• To reinstall the driver, follow these steps:
  • Press the Windows key + R to open the
    Run dialog box.
  • Type devmgmt.msc, then press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click
    Allow
  • In Device Manager, expand DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the CD and DVD devices, and then click
    Uninstall.
  • When you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove the device, click
    OK.
  • Restart the computer. After the computer restarts, the drivers will be automatically installed.

Update us with the results.

Thank you.

 

CD/DVD issues AGAIN

Thank you for the prompt response.

To resolve the issue, please follow these steps:

Method 1

I suggest running the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter:

To open the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter, follow these steps:

• Click Start, type Control Panel and hit
  Enter.
  
• In the search box in Control Panel, type Troubleshooting and press Enter.
  
• Under the Hardware and Sound item, click Configure a device.
  • If you are prompted to enter an administrator password or provide confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

If your problem is not solved, try the next resolution.

Method 2

Update or reinstall the driver:

To update the driver, search for the driver on the device manufacturer's website, and then follow the installation instructions on the website.

To reinstall the driver, follow these steps:

• Click Start, type Device Manager and hit
  Enter.
  • If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click
    Allow.
• In Device Manager, expand DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the CD and DVD devices, and then click
  Uninstall.
• When you are prompted to confirm that you want to remove the device, click
  OK.
• Restart the computer.

After the computer restarts, the drivers will be automatically installed.

Update us with the results.