I Have A Brand New Liteon 8Xexternal Dvd/Cd Writer. It States Windows 8 Compatible. Is It Still Useable Or An Old

tammyshep1950 | 12:41 Fri 17th Sep 2021 | How it Works

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I have a brand new Liteon 8xExternal DVD/CD Writer. It states Windows 8 compatible. Is it still useable or an old Piece of equipment now.

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I'd expect such a drive to work under Windows 10 on a 'plug and play' basis (i.e. without the need to install any drivers). Why not simply plug it into a Windows 10 PC or laptop and try it? If it will play a CD then, as Windows is clearly recognising it, it will almost certainly be capable of burning CDs and DVDs. (If you want to try burning a disc, I recommend Ashampoo...

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I'd expect such a drive to work under Windows 10 on a 'plug and play' basis (i.e. without the need to install any drivers).

Why not simply plug it into a Windows 10 PC or laptop and try it? If it will play a CD then, as Windows is clearly recognising it, it will almost certainly be capable of burning CDs and DVDs. (If you want to try burning a disc, I recommend Ashampoo Burning Studio Free as the simplest software for the task: https://www.ashampoo.com/uk/gbp/pin/7110/burning-software/burning-studio-free ).

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