My first big problem was I was going to rip a Christmas CD and my new Windows 10 upgrade no longer saw my DCD/CD Asus player! It worked fine in Windows 7, but it would not even show up in the device manager (hint: windows-key + “R”, then type “control” and choose hardware -> device manager)
I tried a bunch of things before discovering I had to create a registry subkey! Follow these steps:
Press the Windows logo key + R to open the Run box. (or right-click on windows icon in lower left corner)
- Type regedit in the Run box, then press Enter. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow
- In the navigation pane, locate the following registry subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi
- Right-click atapi, point to New, then click Key
- Type Controller0, and then press Enter
- Right-click Controller0, point to New, and then click DWORD(32-bit) Value
- Type EnumDevice1, and then press Enter
- Right-click EnumDevice1, click Modify
- Type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK
- Exit Registry Editor
- Reboot
Now let me say to Microsoft, what the hell? One of the better things about the recent versions of Windows has been that it autodetects and installs drivers VERY well, and the fact that this happened to me (and frankly a LOT of others based on the dozens of online posts I had to wade through) really shows a lack of QA and continued driver support I would expect from MSFT.