My laptop is not recognizing cd in drive

[blbever]

My Dell laptop is not recognizing the cd in drive what do i do?

 

[Combat Wombat]

Uninstall any DVD burning software or Virtual Drive software (like Daemon tools for example) from Programs & Features in Control Panel.
Then go into Device Manager and right-click on the name of the DVD Drive; select Uninstall.
Restart.
Let Windows install and configure drivers for the DVD Drive.