cd rom is not recognized by pc since upgrading to win 10

[Mel27]

I put a commercially produced cd in the cdrom and it plays good.  The turn table is working good.

[mdklassen]

So, are you saying that your optical device is now working fine?

Or, are you saying that some disks do not work?

Specifically, which ones?

If you insert a commercially-produced DVD movie, does it work?

No DVDs at all ?

Some DVDs ?

After installing VLC:   https://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-windows.html

in order to "play" a DVD movie on your computer,

when you insert a DVD into your optical device,

VLC should immediately recognize the DVD content, and should automatically "play" the DVD.

[Mel27]

my vlc works good but when i put a new dvd in i get a error that the directory name is invalid.  also asks me for storage space.

[mdklassen]

Can you use the Windows "Snipping Tool" to capture a snapshot of the screen, showing the error-message? 

Then, post that image here. 

That would be helpful.

[Mel27]

How do I use a snipping  tool as I  don't now how or what it is.

[mdklassen]

> How do I use a snipping  tool as I  don't now how or what it is.

In Windows 10, there is a "Snipping Tool".

On the bottom-left of your monitor is the Windows "Start" button.

Immediately to the right of it is an area where you can type letters.

Type   SNIP   -- no need to press   ENTER

Along the top of the left edge of your screen, you will see:

   Programs (1)

     Snipping Tool

Click on Snipping Tool.

When it opens, click Help to learn how to use it to capture a "snippet" of what you see on the monitor.

Save that snippet as a JPG file, and upload that file to this forum.

[Mel27]

I will try to send it now.

[mdklassen]

The image also says "Files Ready to Be Written to the Disc (2)".

Open the Windows "File Explorer".

Select the 'I:' drive-letter, which is your CD/DVD reader/writer.

Right-mouse-button click on those files, one-by-one, and choose to "remove" them from that "pending" queue.

Close "File Explorer".

Open/close the drive-tray, and see if Windows will now read the media, and let VLC access the content.

[Mel27]

How do u find file manager

[mdklassen]

> How do you find File Manager ?

On the bottom row of your screen, you have the Windows "Start" button at the bottom-left.

Immediately to the right, you have more icons, such as the "blue-E".

Point your mouse to each of those icons, and "hover" -- like a helicopter hovers over a fixed spot.

A "balloon" will appear, describing the icon over which you are hovering.

Move the mouse-pointer to the mostly-yellow-coloured icon, hover again, and read the balloon.

I am guessing that your hardware is working correctly, and that you could benefit from using some of "help" functions that are built-in to Windows 10.  Sometimes, pressing the 'F1' keyboard key will give you some help.