How to Open CD/DVD Tray Inspiron 15 3537 Windows 8.1

I have a brand new Windows 8.1 laptop and have no idea how to open the optical drive. There is no button on it to push so I am at a loss. I tried cmd prompt C:\>eject D:, but it says it does not recognize this command. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
Copy the code in notepad:save it as cdTray.vbs
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7")
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
do
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count -1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count -1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next
End If
wscript.sleep 5000
loop
Save it as cdTray.vbs
Click it and see the result.
To end it go to task manager and end the process wscript.exe

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