When I launch Witcher 3, I get an error message that pops up and says "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive D:." After I click continue twice, it will launch just fine.

Any ideas on why I'm getting the error or how to fix it?

I'm getting the same error. This is when launching via the start menu shortcut rather than directly through GoG though. As long as i press continue 4-5 times it finally shows up.

Just installed the game, updated with patches and am getting the same error. Anyone have any suggestions?

Just started happening for me as well after intalling patch 1.03. Game works fine after starting it with continue.

I'm not using Galaxy by the way, perhaps that matters.

This is a normal fix that Dev's will do as soon as they are aware.
A lot of games play up like that until it's patched properly.

Bah! I'm such a dummy! I receive the error if I try and start the game with the executable in the x64 folder. But the GOG installation creates a shortcut (as with all their games I think) in the start menu under GOG (I opted not to install a desktop shortcut).

When using that shortcut to start the game, I don't receive any errors.

I have that in the beginning but then while im playing it, the game will freeze a sec, go out and it will pop up again. whatever i choose (cancel, try again or continue) it closes my game with no chance to save

I didn't install with GOG, didn't want to add yet another game installer. Maybe that's why the error is showing up?

Same problem after patch 1.03 and without Gog-Galaxy (directly installed from gog.com).

Is there any Solution for it?

If you haven't already tried disable any virtual dvd drives fixed my friends problem.

I dont have any virtual drive. Its not necessary under Windows 8 anymore.

Ouch built in virtual drives, try disabling that in Windows 8, everything points to virtual drives being the issue for no disk errors.

You cant disable it, its simply a function to mount ISO files nativ under windows 8.
Its not a permanent virtual drive ;)



Edit: Found my "Solution", but its bug with the latest patch, i hope they fix it in future.
In my case, i have a cardreader without being a sd-card in there. I removed the drive-letter from this cardreader and now the game start without problems, as it was before in 1.02.

That are stupid problems :b

Any chance you have Intellipoint installed? I remember it giving me similar problems in the past, i think it's a bug.

I'm having this problem too. Can you tell me where the shortcut that works is located?