Windows 10: My Win10 does not have dvr burner

$12 sounds cheap for such a device. I'll try it if it's installable. If it's usb I'll have to consider the amount of geegaws I already have on my desk. Back later. . .

 

Hey tcebob,
As previous mentioned your make/model the dvd should be a writer. It could be that windows is just not seeing it.
In Device Manager Under DVD/CD-ROM Drives ... does it show only the Microsoft Virtual DVD-ROM ?
In File Explorer > This PC ... does it actually show your DVD/CD Drive

 

In the Ebay link provided in post #13, the first entry is an Internal SATA DVD/RW. for $12.49 including Free Shipping. It is relatively easily installed. Here is a youtube video explaining how to replace your optical drive.
How To Replace A DVD Drive : step by step guide - YouTube

 

Yes, it shows (J:\DVD RW Drive. Didn't notice that before.

Device Manager DVD/CD-ROM drives shows hp PLDS DVDRW DU8AESH. So it's supposed to be RW.

How to make Windows see it?

 

Absolutely. I went to Amazon by reflex.

 

Go back to the Device Manager and expand the DVD/CD ROM entry to show the HP writer.

Now, double click on that entry "HP writer". A small window will open.
On the top of that window, click on the Driver tab.
In the middle of this tab, you will see {on the left hand side} "Update Driver".
Click on it.
Another small window will open with two options. One to have Windows search for a new driver {if available, it will install it}}
or to search PC and install driver from your folder {if you already have a driver stored in a folder}

Click on the first option to see if Windows can install a new driver.

If it can't find one, go to the HP site and search for your PC. Look up the Support page where, you should find all
drivers for your PC's hardware. Download the driver for the DVD writer and install it.

If this still doesn't work, it might be a setting in the Registry that would have to change.

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Behold, a miracle. I tried again to burn an ISO and it worked! So I conclude there was something wrong with a driver and it updated. It's not the speediest process but hey.

 

Good news.

Only took what, three days to get it to work !

Now, try to burn a simple data disk or a music CD
just to make sure all works well

The software I use is :Free Burning Software and DVD Copying Software - BurnAware

Have been using this for years and it works well and is free.


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Speed is always great but not necessarily with burning discs. I find dropping the burn rate to 4, 6 or 8 makes more reliable discs and usable on more devices than does the faster/fastest speeds such as 16, 24, or faster.

 

Yes, I did try to boot to the new ISO. Whereupon, another problem. I cannot boot to DVD or USB. I already posted about not booting from USB Will Win 10 pc boot from usb? - Windows 10 Forums but I'll open a new topic "Cannot boot from USB or DVD and cannot access UEFI." Briefly, no key combinations at bootup will bring up UEFI or options to boot from media. I will mark this topic as solved.