Most installers and video files nowadays also use USB so you may not need one. These drives do fail so if nothing else works you can search Google for a replacement DVD drive for your PC make/model and a video showing how to replace it. This solves many problems and will also bring it up to the latest version which you need anyway and by the most stable method. If nothing else helps then run a Repair Install by installing the Media Creation Tool and choosing from it to Upgrade Now. I recommend VLC which is the world's most popular player: There is no DVD player in Windows 10, they want you to buy one from the store.

Does it have a drive letter? If not right click to issue a drive letter so it shows up in File Explorer, save and exit. Next right click Start button to open Disk Management, scroll down to find the DVD drive. If not choose Uninstall, restart PC to reinstall the driver. If that fails see if Roll Back is available. Under DVD Device, click on Driver tab, first try Update Driver > Automatically. On the View tab, choose Show Hidden Devices. To attempt to repair this, go to Device Manager reached by right clicking the Start button. See if the problem returns with the Update reinstalling and if so uninstall it and block it using the Hide Updates tool. You can also try to System Restore to a point before this happened. You can try uninstalling any affecting Updates there. Did you receive Windows Updates recently? Check at Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Update History. ĭid the DVD drive work in that PC before? If so this might have been caused by Windows Update. Make sure to let it create a System Restore point so you can get back easily before the driver installs, and once you get the drivers Updated uninstall it as you do not need to buy it.įor a CD/DVD drive not working in Windows 10 in general, first try the steps here. But if you feel you must then I'd use the trial version of DriverMax for it's two free drivers a day, because it is the best one of those and has a huge driver library. While there check for the latest Chipset, BIOS, Sound, Network, USB3, Bluetooth and all other drivers to compare with the version/date installled for that device in Device Manager reached by right clicking the Start Menu.Īll Optical Device drivers are in Windows 10 already, there's almost never a need to install one yourself. Most drivers should come from the PC maker's Support Downloads webpage for your exact model. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator, here to help you.

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