CD ROM/Blu-Ray player now missing in Windows Explorer for HP HDX18

I currently have a: HP HDX X18T-1100 CTO Premium Notebook PC, product number: FJ927AV
All of a sudden, I can no longer see the  CD player in windows explorer. If I put a CD in nothing plays, no blu-ray, no DVD, no music CD. If I look at the device in device manager it says there is a problem with the driver. I tried uninstalling the driver and rebooting, but the same thing happens. I also tried numerous Microsoft troubleshooting tips to edit the registry entry and such but the registry entries it says to look for to delete do not exist. I can't find any drivers for my CD ROM on-line to try and re-download.
I had to uninstall Itunes the other day and re-install it. I see this effects Sony laptops with the exact same CD-ROM drive (optiarc BD-5500s) but I can't find a fix for my HP laptop. I am currently running Windows 8.1.

Hi  Williamr2042,
Welcome to the HP forum!
When I checked the driver page for your computer, HP only list drivers up  to  Windows 7. Unfortunately when researching, I was unable to locate any drivers for the BD Rom BC-5500S ATA Device and Windows 8.1.
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