It's removable, I said I've already replaced it once. I just thought I'd try an external, with the added benefit of not having to take my computer apart. :)

I bought a new external drive and it arrived today. I ripped two audiobooks, some twenty disks, without a problem. I'm still convinced there was something fishy with the system, but for now the...

Not in my computer. It’s there if I start up with the drive empty. It stays there while I take out one CD and put in another a few minutes later (when it was working properly). Anyway, it usually...

I also tried putting in some command (can't remember what it was) as the administrator and that didn't work either.

I'm just SO confused. I can't even figure out what exactly the problem is so I...

This is what Device Manager and File Explorer look like when the drive is not recognized. There is no CD/DVD drive listed whatsoever.

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I also unchecked "Hide Empty Drives" in folder options and the issue remains.

Hello, I've had issues with my optical disk drive over the summer, happening more and more frequently until now, if I can get the drive to appear in File Explorer, it disappears within minutes. I...

Thanks, mrwedders! Kudos on your problem-solving skills. I read your blog post (noticed you linked this thread--thanks?) and bookmarked the page in case I change my mind, but for now the remaining...

Most of my programs have a specific purpose... I think... but I will be paying much closer attention to my settings now.

I don't know what that means. So probably not? But possible.



Yeah, that's the only thought that's keeping me from completely freaking out :) Everything seems to function correctly, it's just...

I've never ever compressed anything myself, so I absolutely did not use System Compression in Disk Cleanup. All I've been doing is trying to undo all the compressing the Windows update did...

Yeah a lot of people seem to be bothered my similar problems... Do you know if there's a place where I can give Microsoft some constructive feedback about the update?

Thank you, Brink! I don't think a screenshot is necessary any more, but I bookmarked the link for future reference. They were indeed compression arrows. I went through and uncompressed everything....

11/19/15 - I hope this is the right place to post this. So I just installed the BIG Windows 10 update (can't remember what it was called, 1511 or something) and so far it seems all right, except my...