How do I open my CD drive on Windows 8?
How do I open my CD drive on Windows 8?
Figure : File Explorer In the Computer window, select the icon for the disc drive that is stuck, right-click the icon, and then click Eject. The door on the tray-load drive should open, or the disc in the slot-load drive should be ejected.
Can I play a DVD on my laptop?
Windows-running laptops can play DVDs; however, the software and permissions necessary to make it work vary between operating system versions. The laptop needs to have access to a DVD drive to play discs; however you can rip many DVDs and play them back as media files on devices that don’t have optical drives.
How do I play a DVD on my Dell laptop?
Place a DVD in the tray with the shiny side facing downward. On a Dell laptop, the hole in the DVD clicks onto the spindle in the center of the drive tray when you press gently on the surface of the DVD. Push the tray straight into the computer until it closes, then wait a moment for Windows Media Player to launch.
How do I play a DVD on my HP Windows 8 laptop?
Take a look at how you can use VLC media player to play your favorite DVDs:
- At the Windows 8 start screen, type VLC.
- Choose the view option.
- Insert your DVD into your DVD drive on your PC.
- Choose your DVD playback option.
- Open the DVD from within VLC media player.
- Click the Play Button.
How do I open my CD drive on my HP laptop Windows 7?
In Windows 7 or Windows Vista, click Start , and then click Computer. In earlier versions of Windows, click Start, and then click My Computer. Right-click the icon for the disc drive that is stuck, and then click Eject. The disc tray should open.
When I put a CD in my computer nothing happens Windows 7?
What’s most likely happened is that the “auto run” feature has been turned off – either on your system or on that specific drive. That means that by definition nothing happens when you insert a disc.