FIX: Windows 11 Not Recognizing DVD Drive [4 Easy Fixes]

Looks like you found your old files on a DVD, and you want to enjoy some good old music, but your laptop isn't reading that DVD. More than that, even your DVD drive doesn't seem to show up. Let's fix this in no time!

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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:12 - Reset the DVD drive using the Registry editor
1:18 - Remove IDE/ATAPI Drivers
1:55 - Remove the UpperFilters / LowerFilters registry key
2:50 - Update DVD driver or uninstall DVD device

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[bobberger]

Geez, dude. Pretty cavalier asking the general public to edit their registry. Where's the "how to recover your registry" .. since you didn't advise any backing up.

[Sean_]

DVD/CD rom drive isn’t popping up in my device manager any help?

[marcyfan-tzwj]

i watched someone else's 4 fixes video that didn't work and returned to watch it again and your four fixes (the 1st one) were different and i believe my computer is fixed. i have to restart computer but even if it doesn't work, you provided me with something i could do. thanks.

[jackson]

(03:17) For me the DVD CD room drivers doesn't exist, what do I do from there?

[mr-eggman]

dude deleting the upperfilters and lowerfilters registry key and restarting the computer after that for me it runs into a bsod and then goes to automatic repair mode and i cant get rid of it i had to reset my pc

[sintjournaalnl]

i dont have the ide driver's
what soud i do

[jackson]

(02:39) Didn't have any of those 2 filters is that a good or bad thing?

[justjoe]

That third option helped. I did not have a lower filters entry. But I deleted the gearaspiwdm entry - that's been causing issues off and ona while now. But my BD drive works and all now. Thank you!!

[philhysell]

Excellent and helpful video. The Upper and Lower filter removal step solved my DVD problem!! I never would have known otherwise how to fix it. Thanks so very much!

[AivarHavi]

Thanks, 3--rd option worked on my win11pro, deleting upper and lower filter keys!

[AmericanSoldierLakotaSioux]

My DVD rom never recognizes my computer unless I unplug the usb end in the back of my dvd rom and plug it back in, then it recognizes.
I did your steps but none of them worked.
Seems no one makes DVD roms anymore that are compatible with Windows 11, or 10 for that matter.

Hey Microsoft, believe it or not, there are some people out there that still use DVD roms today, not everyone streams their videos online! Especially older folks like me!

[WyattD]

Nothing works, my laptop only recognized my DVD drive once and never again and none of these are fixing the problem

[saurabhsharma-qybs]

Thank you so much.. that's a lot.. its helped me to recover 20 years old childhood memories of someone

[sharayare]

workes with me ty so much was using just extern dvd driver now i can use the intern one ty again

[hoomansanati]

The first solution worked for me thank you

[Ikkert]

3:05 The best decision! Delete what I don't have! This is my problem! No solution helped in BIOS DVD yes in Windows no

[Avacarho]

None of these worked for my Dell External CD/DVD drive.

[rickhenry]

The Lower Filter and Upper Filter statements does not exist in my registry for windows 11. but everything is like it was already removed. This is a new Laptop. What Now?

[remi-turcotte]

I was SO happy on windows 7, cant eject brand new BD drive windows 11 pro.

[okierazorback]

Thxs... option 1 solved my issue. And yes I backed up registry before starting