Missing CD Drive in Windows 8

I have been checking the boards, and I think I know my final answer, but I am running Windows 8 using Bootcamp. When I first install Windows 8, I see my CD Drive in both Windows Explorer and Device Manager. However, as soon as I install the latest Bootcamp Drivers and restart, my CD Drive is missing. I see all of my other drives, just not the CD. Any process or help would be greatly appreicated. My apologies if this has been listed or covered before.
I am running the latest update to Mountain Lion.

There is no other source, and it is normal for unsupported configurations to change. You said that it worked before, so just rollback to the previous version. This is a Windows function, no need to download anything.

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