Optical drive not shown

[esebm]

I recently installed an optical drive and file explorer does not show it but the device manager shows it with a current driver.
What's going on here?

 

[Bighorn]

Mine sometimes doesn't show until I click This PC in the Navigation panel then it will show in the right panel.

 

[RogerOver]

You could also try this: https://rizonesoft.com/downloads/dvd-drive-repair/

 

[Xploit Machine]

Completely uninstall (also check the delete driver box) of the current driver stated in Device Manager .. restart the computer, please post result here

 

[esebm]

Did uninstall, restarted the PC, no change. Device manager shows it, win explorer doesn't.

 

[Bighorn]

Did you check File Explorer, the 3 dots, Options, View tab for whether the drive is hidden?

 

[esebm]

It was checked, I unchecked and did a restart, no change.
Clicking on "This PC" does show it in the right pane but it would be nice if it would also show in the left pane with its drive letter.

 

[Grizzly]

Look in the disk management if your drive even has a letter assigned to it. Since it appears in the device manager but not in Windows explorer, this might just be the ticket....

just an idea...