When you see a required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing error, you can try fixing it simply by unplugging the USB drive and then plug it back in the computer.
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Conclusion
When you see a required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing error, you can try fixing it simply by unplugging the USB drive and then plug it back in the computer.
If Windows is asking for driver, jusk click on Cancel. It will bring you back to the Welcome screen.
From there, insert it back to different USB port.
Click on Install Now again. The installation process will go through as usual.
Reinstall or update drivers in Device Manager
Expand the Force DVD/CD-ROM, right-click the optical drive, then select Uninstall. Exit the control device and restart your computer. Windows 10 normally recognizes the drive and then reinstalls it. You can also use the alternative to update the driver software from the device in the manager.
Press Windows + X Start > Device Manager.
Expand the DVD/CD-ROM partition and double-click it > right-click the entire device.
Update the driver.
Click Search automatically through driver.
Wait while Windows detects an available update.
Restart your PC to apply the changes.
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Update accessory driver
In the search box on any taskbar, type device manager and then sort device manager. Select a category to see device names and right-click (or press and hold) the person you want to update. Select Search automatically for updated driver software. Select Update driver.
In the DVD Device section of the Driver tab, try Update Driver > Automatic. If that fails, check if Back begin is available. If you didn’t select Uninstall, restart your computer to reinstall Car Owner. Then right click on the Start button to open Disk Management, scroll down to find the DVD drive.
Right-click the Start button at the bottom left corner of the screen and select Device Manager from the menu.
Click on those arrows next to DVD/CD-ROM drives to expand the menu. Right-click the DVD drive and select “Remove device”. Here you can try to remake the driver.
Restart your computer. Windows 10 should automatically reinstall the DVD drive after booting.
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