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How to enable a CD/DVD drive? It is not listed in "My Computer"

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Mar 15, 202694616 views
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I just got a laptop from a friend. The CD/DVD drive is not present in "My Computer". But the tray comes out when I press the button and everything. I remember long time ago, enabling it by changing some registry value, but I forgot which one. I have administrator privileges. I can see it in the dev…

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Fix for: How to enable a CD/DVD drive? It is not listed in "My Computer"

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Try reinstalling the driver for the CD/DVD drive. You could also try running disk management ("Create or format hard drive partitions") by searching it through the search box. See if the CD/DVD drives are visible, and if so, try reassigning them a d…

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