How do I find my DVD driver?

Check device manager.

1. Open the Device Manager .
2. In the Device Manager window, click the plus (+) next to DVD/CD ROM drives to expand the selection.
3. If the computer has an internal Blu-ray Disc optical drive, BD will be listed in the optical drive description.

How do I find my DVD drive in Windows 10?

Boot to the Windows 10 desktop, then launch Device Manager by pressing Windows key + X and clicking Device Manager. Expand DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the optical drive listed, then click Uninstall. Exit Device Manager then restart your computer. Windows 10 will detect the drive then reinstall it.

What is a DVD driver?

An optical disc drive that reads and writes all common CD and DVD formats. All modern optical drives that come with personal computers are CD/DVD drives.

Do laptops have DVD drives anymore?

Modern laptops — and even many modern desktop PCs — are dropping disc drives. Your options range from purchasing an external drive you can plug in via USB when you need the discs to converting those discs to digital formats so you can access them on demand. It’s up to you.

What is the difference between CD and DVD drive?

A Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc (DVD) is similar to a CD-ROM in that you can only read data from it. The main difference is that the DVD can store much more data than a CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD-RW. The data on a DVD+RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times.

How do you access a DVD drive?

To access a DVD/CD, do the following: Open the disk drive on your computer. Place the DVD/CD labeled Vol1 into your computer’s disk drive and close the disk drive. The installation wizard should automatically launch with instructions for installing the offline player.

How do you find your DVD player on your computer?

Click “Start,” the “Computer” or “My Computer,” and double-click the removable device icon. A window opens displaying all the files currently saved to the drive. Double-click the DVD movie player you just installed to open it. The program will detect your DVD movie and play it from the external hard drive.

Why can’t I see my DVD drive?

You can’t use your CD/DVD drive in spite of actually having it on your computer. Also, sometimes it may happen that it shows up but is unable to play the files in CD/DVD. Such problems in Windows aren’t that uncommon. This could arise due to many reasons. Some common reasons are: Corrupted registry entry.

Where is my DVD drive located?

In the computer window where the drives are listed, please locate the drive with the CD or Disc icon which indicates it is the optical drive. It could be D, E or F depending on your configuration and actual disk drives. When you found the optical drive with the CD or Disc icon, right click on it, then click on Eject.