is there a current thread dealing with the dvd disappearances after the curent may 2018 win 10 up-dates? Am I being cynical about a problem that has

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dvd drives OEM notebook installed -disappeared from device manager. I looked for help on this site. a 2015 suggestion was to delete both A channels

 

 

and reboot. no results. proceeded to you tube suggestions but stopped at changing registration values.

 

 

decided to undo the win 10 upgrade, but still no dvd in device manager.

 

 

Tried something else, and plugged in a Dell usb portable dvd-rom. Re-booted and....tada The device manager reported 2 Drives. I played a dvd in each of them ,removed the USB drive. Bravely left the same disc in the internal player ,rebooted the computer.

 

 

The reboot was normal, The dvd disc showed up in file manager and a I played one selection. I stopped the computer overnight.

 

 

The following day, no dvd again and my USB drive trick did not bring my internal drive back.

 

 

A commercial repair shop estimated a clean install may work, but questioned the economics of spending $200.00 on a3 yr old $500.00 pc.

 

 

I Know I'm...not the only one out there eh? echo : eh?

 

Thanks for your attention

 

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