Recently, I was searching online for some gratuitous software to burn some CDs and DVDs at home, but then I realized Windows already has congenital-in burning software in Explorer. It's actually been there for many years, but information technology's and then camouflaged that I tend to forget about it altogether.

Windows also gives you a cool choice while called-for CDs and DVDs called Live File System, which basically makes your CD or DVD act like a USB flash drive, meaning you tin edit, add and delete files on the disc just like you do on a flash drive.

In this article, I'll show yous how to burn down a data disc easily using just Windows. Read my other post if you lot want to learn how to burn audio CDs or playable DVDs.

Burn down CD/DVD in Windows

To get started, popular a CD or DVD into your Windows PC and you lot should run across a dialog appear either in Notification Eye or equally an AutoPlay window.

If no dialog box comes up for yous, and so just open Windows Explorer and double-click on the CD/DVD drive icon. Some other box will pop up asking yous how you would like to use this disc.

Give the disc a title and so choose whether yous desire information technology to deed like a USB flash drive or like a mastered disc. The disadvantage to using the flash bulldoze option is that you lot tin only use the disc on computers running Windows XP and higher. Obviously, if you are burning this disc for another device, like a CD or DVD thespian, then you should choose the 2d choice.

Next, you'll get an empty Explorer window where you tin can start to elevate and driblet the files you lot want to burn to the disc. The best thing to practise here is to open another Explorer window with the files you want to burn.

One time you have copied all the files you lot desire to burn down, click on Manage under Bulldoze Tools and you'll come across an selection called Finish burning. In Windows 7, you'll see a Burn to disc option.

The fire wizard will appear and here you lot tin choose the recording speed. By default, it should automatically be ready to the fastest speed your drive can support.

Once the burn is completed, you lot should go a successful message and the selection to burn another disc.

That'due south near it! It's a very simple and straight-forward process to burn a CD or DVD in Windows and yous don't have to worry well-nigh finding and installing third-party software anymore just to burn a few discs. Savour!