Windows 10: optical drive won't play dvd....

Discus and support optical drive won't play dvd.... in User Accounts and Family Safety to solve the problem; my laptop, widows 10, will not play my new dvd's. I'm very disappointed-need help....... Discussion in 'User Accounts and Family Safety' started by rickcase, Oct 29, 2019.

  1. rickcase Win User

    optical drive won't play dvd....


    my laptop, widows 10, will not play my new dvd's. I'm very disappointed-need help....

    :)
     
    rickcase, Oct 29, 2019
    #1

  2. Windows DVD Player installed in Windows 10 but not recognizing DVD to play

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    The DVD Player app only supports the following:

    a. DVDs from a file backup is not supported, the app currently only plays DVD movies on optical discs.

    b. The App will only play DVD's not Blu-ray discs.

    If you satisfy both the categories, I would suggest you follow the steps below and see if it helps:

    Update DVD/CD-ROM drives from Device Manager.


    • Press Windows key + R key. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click Enter.

    • Expand the DVD/CD-ROM drives.

    • Double-click on the DVD/CD-ROM drive.

    • In Properties, go to Drivers Tab and click on Update.
    If this does not work you might have to Uninstall and then reinstall your drivers in compatibility mode.

    Follow the steps to uninstall and reinstall the driver.


    • Press Windows key + R key. Type "devmgmt.msc" and click Enter.

    • Expand the DVD/CD-ROM drives.

    • Double-click on the DVD/CD-ROM drive.

    • In Properties, go to Drivers Tab and click on Uninstall.

    • Reinstall your audio driver from Manufacturer's Website in Compatibility mode.

    • Restart your system
    Hope this helps. Please respond if you have further related queries.

    Regards,
     
    Jesinta Rozario, Oct 29, 2019
    #2
  3. Optical Drive (CD/DVD) not detected by Windows 10

    I know this has been asked in the community many times already by others, and i have tried all of those fixes. Nothing works for me. My laptop is a new Lenovo e560. The cd/dvd drive is detected in the BIOS - can even boot with another bootable DVD.

    Steps already tried:

    • LowerFilters & UpperFilters strings removed from under registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} and rebooted the laptop.

    • Added Controller0 key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\ and added a DWORD
      EnumDevice1 with value 1, and rebooted the laptop.

    • In Device Manager, clicked View->Show Hidden Objects, expanded the
      DVD/CDROM Devices and uninstalled my DVD drive from the list. It never got detected or installed after a reboot - it's gone now, cannot see it anymore.

    • In Device Manager, expanded IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers. But the only thing here is
      Intel 6th Generation Core Processor Family Platform I/O SATA AHCI controller. There is nothing else there - no ATA Channel 0 or ATA Channel 1 (things that have been suggested to be deleted on other posts regarding this issue). So I uninstalled
      the SATA AHCI controller and rebooted. It just reinstalled it automatically. But no CD/DVD drive yet.

    • In Device Manager, scanned for new hardware.

    • And yes, I already ran the Hardware Troubleshooter.

    I've gotten these above steps from the following posts:


    Those helped a lot of people (try those first if you are having the same issue). But as you can guess none of those steps helped me, hence creation of this post.
     
    TousifSaleh, Oct 29, 2019
    #3
  4. optical drive won't play dvd....

    Play CD and DVD

     
    (Goofee)Dave :o), Oct 29, 2019
    #4
Thema:

optical drive won't play dvd....

Loading...
  1. optical drive won't play dvd.... - Similar Threads - optical drive won't

  2. is there an optical disc drive for 11 - how can I insert/play dvd

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    is there an optical disc drive for 11 - how can I insert/play dvd: How can I play a DVD on Windows 11 - there is no tray in the HP pavilion desktop https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-there-an-optical-disc-drive-for-11-how-can-i/2d22f6ad-f486-40f4-8a5e-9a88f1ee649e
  3. is there an optical disc drive for 11 - how can I insert/play dvd

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    is there an optical disc drive for 11 - how can I insert/play dvd: How can I play a DVD on Windows 11 - there is no tray in the HP pavilion desktop https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-there-an-optical-disc-drive-for-11-how-can-i/2d22f6ad-f486-40f4-8a5e-9a88f1ee649e
  4. DVD recognized but won't play DVD

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    DVD recognized but won't play DVD: DVD recognized but won't play DVD https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/dvd-recognized-but-wont-play-dvd/e9e8dd40-aaa7-48ca-86e8-22e8cf9ca3c6
  5. DVD drive won't play CD

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    DVD drive won't play CD: DVD drive used to play CDs just fine. Now it isn't recognized by the system. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/dvd-drive-wont-play-cd/fbee553a-62bb-4785-aa0b-49bd4637ea0f
  6. DVD Installation with no optic drive

    in Windows 10 Updates and Activation
    DVD Installation with no optic drive: Hi, I accidentally purchased the DVD version of Windows 10 for a new pc build that doesn't have an optical drive. Is it possible to use a serial number or something on this DVD to transfer over to a USB version, or do I need to return the DVD and buy a new license entirely?...
  7. DVD Optical Drive discovered Dead

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    DVD Optical Drive discovered Dead: Hello All DVD Optical Drive on my Asus G11CD Desktop discovered dead, will not read any DVD discs, even commerical discs, what is the cheapest solution that is gonna work so i'll have optical drive if wanna use it? A. Swap out the drive with old AMD FX systems dvd writer, B....
  8. Optical Drive won't read media files on DVD

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Optical Drive won't read media files on DVD: I have scoured the internet for the solutions that have been posted but none of them have yet to be successful. This is the only thing holding me back from upgrading from 7 to 10 on my main computer. It seems that on my multiple computers with Windows 10, no movie DVD can...
  9. External Drive won't play CD or DVD

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    External Drive won't play CD or DVD: I've installed an external drive Philips CDRW/DVD SCB5265 on my Lenovo Ideapad. It appears in devices, says to insert a disc, but it doesn't play. The device whirs for a bit, but nothing shows on the computer screen (other than the little blue circle) and I don't hear...
  10. Optical drive auto play glitch

    in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware
    Optical drive auto play glitch: I have a strange issue in that my optical disks do not auto play unless I open 'this pc' / explorer which seems to kickstart them into life! Even being in explorer doesn't work upon inserting a cd or DVD - I have to close the window and re-open it to trigger auto play. I can...