Windows 7 does not recognize the dvd/cd drive

I can not access my dvd/cd drive. It shows nothing in my device manager.

I tried a restore which only goes back to December 25, 2015, but without previous restore points available.

Also, I went into regedit and delete upper and lower filters in the appropriate class file. Cd player opens and closes, but that's all. No recognition of windows 7 that it still exists.

Please notify.

Thank you
Ron

It is probably a failure or has failed.

If yours is a desktop PC, the replacement is easy and inexpensive - like $20

If yours is a laptop, the replacement is not easy and can be expensive.  However, just a much cheaper solution is to buy an external DVD device that connects via USB for about $25.

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