Windows 8 Does not recognize my dvd/bluray drive

Hi,

Do you see anything called "Initio" listed in Device Manager ?

Or anything concerning UPPER and LOWER FILTERS at this Registry key...

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class{4d36e965-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}

The filters will be listed on the right side after clinking on the key...

Anything listed there is a potential problem, but all filters don't cause a problem...only some...

Deleting the filter will usually fix the problem, but may cause one of your programs to not work properly... You can usually do a Bing or Google search for the file in the filter, and identify which program it goes with...

Then try updating the program... As a last resort, delete it...

Hey,

I'm working on Windows 8.1 64-bits and have an external ASUS Blu-ray Writer (SBW-06D2X-U). Did all steps you have been giving guys:

• added as an administrator in cmd "reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001"
• added as an administrator in cmd "reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice2 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000002"
• uninstaled Cyberlink Power2Go7
• tried https://support.microsoft.com/pl-pl/mats/cd\_dvd\_drive\_problems
• even desperately tried this way:

1. Shut down PC.
2. Physically disconnect the Blu-Ray Drive.
3. Reboot to Windows with NO Blu-Ray drive.
4. Shut down PC.
5. Physically reconnect the Blu-Ray Drive.
6. Reboot to Windows with Blu-Ray drive.

still my computer doesn't see the external cd/dvd/br writer/reader.

Do you have any thoughts :(?

Regards,

Solo-ny

P.S. Sorry for my English, I'm not a native speaker.

I was having the same problem -- after updating to Windows 10 my Pioneer blu-ray drive was not being recognized.  It was not appearing in Device Manager or anywhere.  As soon as I followed your instructions and rebooted, my blu-ray drive was back and working.  Thank you.

I have been through several discussion about an issue with windows 8 out of which the DVD /CD drives no longer get detected. well here is some explanation to it and a way to make it work if it is not working as expected.

Zero Power Optical Disk Drive

Zero Power Optical Disk Drive (Zero Power ODD or ZPODD) is one of many new Windows 8 features introduced for power efficiency. On a system enabled with ZPODD, when Windows 8 detects that there is no media in an optical drive, power to the optical drive is cut off. As soon as the user attempts to use the optical drive, power to the optical drive automatically resumes and the user will be able to use the optical drive immediately, unaware that the power to the device was ever turned off. Everything happens in the background and normal user interaction is not affected. ZPODD applies only to optical drives that use the slimline SATA connector and is typically found on laptops. Some servers and desktops also use a slimline SATA connector for optical drives.

In order for ZPODD to work, the ZPODD feature must be supported by the optical drive, the motherboard, and the BIOS.

In some cases even after inserting a Disk in the drive, the drive icon still doesn't show up. you may follow the steps below to make that work.

1. Run Command Prompt as an  Administrator. Directly type cmdin the new Start Screen(a.k.a Windows 8 Metro UI) and press cltr+shift+enter.

 

Now copy the following , right click command prompt and select paste and the Enter.

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

 

2.Reboot the system

3.Verify if the problem has been resolved.

Regards,

Manish Kumar

Used the code nothing happened now what

make sure cmd is open as administrator. right-click on the cmd icon and open as administrator, then copy and paste the command:

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