Hi,
Take a look at this suggestion by "Auggy" from another thread...
Sometimes having "exclusive mode" enabled "blocks" the audio CD so try disabling "exclusive mode":
Right-click the speaker icon in the Notification area of the Taskbar > Playback devices > click on "Speakers" under the Playback tab > Properties > Advanced > then remove the checkmark in front of "Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device"
> OK...
You can also take a look in the registry for UPPER and LOWER FILTERS at this 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...
There have also been instances when it was necessary to right click on the CD\DVD drive in Device manager and Uninstall...
In addition, there have been instances when it was necessary to right click on the SATA Controllers under IDE ATA /Atapi Controllers, and uninstall them as well, then restart...