You may experience that DVD drive is not recognized in Windows 8

METHOD:- 1

 

Symptom: One of the common issues many Windows 8 CP users are experiencing is missing optical drive icon. According to users, after installing the operating system or upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8, Windows 8 doesn’t recognize the DVD drive. Because of this the DVD drive is not appearing neither in Windows Explorer or nor in Device Manager.

 

Resolution:

 

1. Run Command Prompt as an  Administrator. Type cmd in Windows 8 Metro UI and press cltr+shift+enter

 

2. Type following and enter

 

reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001

 

 

3. Reboot the system

 

METHOD 2

 

If Method 1 does not work then download and run the free utility named CD-DVD Icon Repair

 

 

CD-DVD Icon Repair is a portable tool that helps you when Windows doesn’t recognize the CD/DVD drive. Even though the program was designed for Windows 7, it works perfectly fine in Windows 8 as well. Launch the tool, click Repair CD-DVD Icon button and then restart your PC.

 

 

Regards,

Paul Parackel

Email# info.transaircoms@gmail.com

CCNA / MCP / MCITP