Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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If your DVD drive is not reading discs in Windows 11, showing 0 bytes or an empty drive, this quick fix will solve the problem. In this short tutorial I show how to repair a DVD, CD, or Blu-ray drive that Windows detects but cannot read.

Many users experience this issue after a Windows update or driver conflict. The optical drive appears in File Explorer, but discs do not open and show 0 bytes.

In this video you will learn:

• How to fix DVD drive not reading discs
• How to reset the optical drive driver
• How to repair a CD/DVD drive in Windows 11
• Why Windows sometimes detects the drive but not the disc

This solution works for:

Windows 11
Windows 10
DVD drives
CD drives
Blu-ray drives

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If your DVD drive is not reading discs in Windows 11 and shows 0 bytes, this quick fix may solve the problem.

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