Direct disk access to the drive was denied

This is a common issue when you try to dump discs via a remote connection, such as RDP.

By default, Windows is configured to prevent direct access to any storage device, including your optical drive.

To allow direct access to storage devices via remote connection, you need to change the appropriate Group Policy Object (GPO):

1. Open Local Group Policy Editor:

   • Open Run dialog window using Win+R (or Win+X/right-click on Start button in Task Bar, then Run), then type gpedit.msc

     

     

   • Or simply use Start menu to search for gpedit.msc or Edit group policy

2. Using the object tree on the left side, navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Removable Storage Access

3. Change All removable storage: Allow direct access in remote sessions policy to Enabled