
Windows 3.0, 3.1, and 3.11 users can open drives through the Windows File Manager. I tested Door Control on both my desktop PC and laptop and it opened and closed the optical drive on the desktop PC, but only opened the drive on the laptop.If the drive AutoPlays the disc, right-click the drive, and click Explore. It probably won’t work on most laptops, but may work on desktop PCs, where pressing the button a second time closes the door. The button in the system tray dons the newly selected colors.ĭoor Control claims to be able to also close the optical drive, but that feature depends on the hardware. Click “OK” once you’ve chosen your color. Click “Reset” to reset the colors to the default.Ĭlick on a color in the “Basic colors” section or click on a box under “Custom colors” to create your own color using the color selector on the right or the edit boxes to define a specific color. To do this, right-click on the Door Control icon and select “Set button colors” from the popup menu.Ĭolors can be selected for the “Foreground” (the eject symbol) and the “Background” on the button in its “Normal” state and “On Click”. You can also change the color of the button and the eject symbol on the button. An ISO file mounted using Virtual CloneDrive (which you really only need if you’re using Windows 7) must be unmounted using Virtual CloneDrive. That’s what happened to me when I tested this.

You can “eject” a mounted ISO file, but note that if you used Virtual CloneDrive to mount it as discussed in the linked article, the ISO file may mount itself again. NOTE: If you’ve mounted an ISO file, the letter for that drive displays in the submenu. RELATED: How to Mount an ISO image in Windows 7, 8, and 10 Right-click on the Door Control eject icon in the system tray, select the “Drive” option at the top of the popup menu, and then select the drive you want to open using Door Control from the submenu. If you have multiple optical drives, you can select which drive you want to be able to open using Door Control. When you move your mouse over the icon, a tooltip displays showing you which drive is currently selected and that no Shortcut Key has been defined yet. When you get to the last screen on the setup wizard, click the “Launch Door Control” check box so there is a check mark in the box and click “Finish”.ĭoor Control runs and an eject icon is added to the system tray.

exe file, and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.

Download Door Control (scroll down a bit on the page), double-click the.
