About this tag
This tag covers issues related to Windows 10 Pro 21H1, specifically a problem where DVD-ROM discs are no longer readable after recent updates. Users report that both drives can read other media but fail on DVD-ROM, despite having written those discs previously. The suspected cause is a Windows update, possibly security-related, that may have affected generic Microsoft drivers. The tag is relevant for troubleshooting optical drive functionality in the 21H1 version of Windows 10 Pro.
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    Windows 10 DVD ROM Problem

    Hello again, Hope this is an appropriate forum. My two Windows 10 Pro 21H1 machines suddenly lost the ability to read DVD-ROM discs - both at around the same time. They'll read anything else, but not DVD-ROM although both drive have been used to write the very discs they now refuse to...
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    • cd-rom compatibility drivers file management hardware issues pro 21h1 problem reading issue security total commander update windows 10
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support