[FIX] Optical Drives (CD/DVD) Not Showing in My Computer Window

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Many times users face strange problem when they can't the optical drives in My Computer window even if the drive is fine and works in other computers.

If you also facing this problem and can't see your optical drives (CD/DVD Drives/Writers) in My Computer, then this tutorial will help you.

Simply follow these simple steps:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

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

Delete_UpperFilters_LowerFilters_Keys.png

3. Delete "UpperFilters" and "LowerFilters"keys in right-side pane.

4. Restart the system and now you should  have access to your optical drives.

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