How to fix DVD drive not recognized in windows

If you have this message “Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)” in Device manager -> DVD drive Properties -> General tab.

Open registry editor

Start –> Run and typing REGEDIT and press Enter

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/ Control/ Class {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

Look for any of the following names in the right hand column and delete them.

UpperFilters

LowerFilters

UpperFilters.bak

LowerFilters.bak”

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