In Windows Explorer, when I click on the drive that happens to be my cd/dvd drive, I get the message "please insert a disk into drive", which might be OK, but then the DVD drive opens and I have to close it. I consider this very rude and I do not like it. Is there a way I can keep the DVD drive from opening when it is empty and Windows tries to access it?
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This is a charming question. :) I know of a few ways to stop this behavior, however they each involve disabling one built-in feature or another. If you do not use the built-in Windows disc burning feature, then I have an answer.– iglvzxDec 7, 2011 at 17:45
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1No, I don't use Windows for disc burning, and I would also like to get rid of that stupid desktop.ini that is always waiting to be burned (in Windows Explorer).– xpdaDec 7, 2011 at 17:57
1 Answer
You can effectively stop the 'rude' auto eject behavior by disabling the built-in CD burning settings.
Quick Solution:
- Set the following value in the Registry:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoCDBurning"=dword:00000001
Solution:
Open the Local Group Policy Editor (
gpedit.msc
).Navigate to
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer
.Find and double click the
Remove CD Burning features
setting.Change the setting to
Enabled
, and clickOkay
.Log off and then log back in.
Before:
Context menu (notice the
Burn to disc
option).When we double click the drive, this message pops up and the disc tray pops open. >:(
After:
CD Burning has been disabled. (The
Format...
option is gone, too...)When we double click the drive, the disc tray does not eject! :D (I don't know why they changed the spelling of 'disc'...)
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1Perfect! Thanks! (There's no group policy editor on my system, so I used the reg file here: sevenforums.com/tutorials/…)– xpdaDec 7, 2011 at 19:30
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Ah. Yes. The Group Policy Editor changes the same registry value. I will update my answer to include that method. It's strange that there is no setting for disabling just the auto eject behavior.– iglvzxDec 7, 2011 at 19:36
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Note that in Windows 10, you need to look for the
Remove CD Burning Features
entry underFile Explorer
, notWindows Explorer
. May 6, 2019 at 8:52