Windows 10: 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 be read. On DVDs with data in addition to the movie, those files are read but not the movie files. DVDs that only have movie content it thinks there is no data on it.


Here are the items I have troubleshot. Computer is up to date on Win updates.


DVD works in Win 7

Same DVD not reading media files in Win 10

Built in drive reads CDs no issue in Win 10

External drive reads CDs no issue in Win 7 and Win 10

External drive has same issues as built in drive in terms of reading movie files in Win 10

VLC can read the drive

Win DVD Player says wrong region code but it is listed as correct

No new drivers are available for drive


Specs for test computer:

Intel BOXDB43LD mobo

Pentium E6300 2.8GHz processor

Integrated Video

8GB RAM

12TB Total HD Space

Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD Burner


Am I overlooking something simple?


Thanks in advance!

Mark

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We regret form the inconvenience. Let me assist you.

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to work through the steps below to identify the cause of the problem.

The problem could lie with:

• The connector cables/connections - are they securely fastened? Are they in the right place? Are all the electrical sockets in good working order?
• The DVD disc itself - Check if a different DVD works
• The DVD Player's optical reader (the lens which 'reads' the data from DVDs)

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to check if decreasing the speed of your burner while writing the disk help.

Hope the above information holds good.

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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
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• In Device Manager, clicked View->Show Hidden Objects, expanded the
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• In Device Manager, expanded IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers. But the only thing here is
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• In Device Manager, scanned for new hardware.

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

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