Method 1: Windows 7 and 8.1 - Use the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter. Method 2: Check BIOS settings and chipset drivers. Method 3: Update or reinstall the driver. Method 4: Remove and reinstall IDE/ATAPI drivers. Method 5: Fix corrupted registry entries. Method 6: Create a registry subkey.

In Windows Media Player, you can play audio CDs, data CDs, and data DVDs that contain music or video files (also known as media CDs). You can also play video CDs (VCDs), which are similar to DVDs, although the video quality isn't as high.

Find out how to get a DVD player app, add-on, or plug-in, or whether you can upgrade your edition of Windows to add DVD playback.

Fixes a problem in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 in which Windows Explorer does not correctly recognize the DVD drive and the DVD disc after you use Windows DVD Maker to create a DVD disc.

The CD drive or DVD drive on your computer no longer works as expected when the computer restarts after you complete one of the following actions: You upgrade a computer to Windows Vista. You install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1). You install or uninstall applications that have a CD/DVD filter driver.

If installation doesn't start automatically, browse the disc to find the program setup file, usually called Setup.exe or Install.exe. Open the file to start installation. Insert the disc into your PC, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

Windows DVD Maker isn't supported on Windows 10. To create DVD-Video or Blu-ray discs compatible with home-theater components, try using an app. Select the Start menu and then choose Microsoft Store .

If your CD/DVD drive is not compatible with the Microsoft AHCI driver (msahci.sys), your disk controller may be set to AHCI in the system BIOS. You may be able to resolve the issue by disabling AHCI mode for your disk controller in the BIOS.

Symptoms. You may experience one of the following symptoms: A Recording tab does not appear in the properties of your CD-R/CD-RW drive. You cannot copy files to the CD-R/CD-RW drive. You receive the following error message: The disk in the drive is not a writable CD or it is full.

Di Windows Media Player, Anda bisa memutar CD audio, CD data, dan DVD data yang berisi file musik atau video (juga dikenal sebagai CD media). Anda juga bisa memutar CD video (VCD), yang mirip dengan DVD, meskipun kualitas videonya tidak terlalu tinggi.