Windows 10: Windows Media Player does not recognize an audio CD instead the CD files are shown in File...

When I insert an Audio CD in the DVD Drive, windows opens the contents in the File Explorer view. Windows Media Player does not recognize the CD as an audio CD - hence the audio CD can not be played nor ripped to the hard disk.Need a solution.

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Audio CD's as Empty

Easy question. A new Audio CD cannot be played on my laptop. My laptop informs me it is a blank disc. The CD does play in a typical home CD player.

Facts:

• Asus X750JB
• Windows 10 ~ 64 bit
• All drivers are updated
• CD has same issue on an alternate Asus X750JB
• CD is not a ripped disc
• Other Audio CD's play without an issue
• CD not recognized by all programs: File Explorer, Windows Media Player, Nero or any player I download for the internet
• The Audio CD was checked out from a local library

 

Audio CD track titles not shown on all music player.

Does the CD actually have the titles written on the CD (even some commercial audio CD's do not have titles). Do the titles show up on another media player? I have a recording studio and do a lot of CD burning. I burn audio CD's with the titles. Windows Media Player does not show the title, I don't know about other media players as that is what I use. However, I can play the same CD in my car stereo and the titles show up, as that CD player has the capability to display the CD Title and track song titles.

I use "Audiograbber" to rip audio CD's. It does not recognize titles, just rips as "track 01", "track 02", etc.

 

Audio CD's not playing

You seem to have a missing entry in the features list, there should be a + with Windows Media Player tick box. Unless you have some corporate version of Windows 10 with restrictions of some sort.

It is your Media player that does not play Audio CDs, these are Data discs not files.

Mine shows correctly as in post #9 that is how File Explorer represents those CD Audio data Tracks with WMP as default.

On my Laptop, with 5 listed Music players.
Windows Media Player, IrfanView(with plugins) plays the Audio CDs, but not VLC Player(apps version), Toshiba Media Player, Groove Music.

I don't have iTunes. That you will have to check.

Groove Music is in the MS Store(free as you would expect), should be showing as Installed, but of no use in this case.