从Windows 7开始，Microsoft提供了直接从Windows Explorer刻录 CD、DVD 和蓝光(DVDs and Blu-ray)光盘的功能。因此，如果您的 PC 配备了 CD、DVD 或蓝光光盘刻录机(DVD or Blu-ray disc burner)，那么您真的不需要任何第三方光盘刻录软件(disc-burning software)。
在这篇文章中，我将引导您完成刻录光盘的步骤以及刻录时的不同选项。如果您的驱动器支持它，Windows 实际上可以刻录类似于USB 驱动器(USB drive)的光盘，这意味着您可以从光盘中添加和删除内容。
在 Windows 7、8、10 中刻录光盘
在Windows(Windows)中开始刻录光盘的最简单方法是将 CD、DVD 或蓝光光盘(DVD or Blu-ray disc)插入驱动器。Windows应该会自动弹出一个对话框，询问您要对光盘做什么。
请注意，如果您放入 CD，您还会看到用于刻录音频 CD 的额外选项。如果您放入DVD 或蓝光光盘(DVD or Blu-ray disc)，您只会看到将文件刻录到光盘的选项。
刻录音频 CD
如果要刻录音频 CD，请选择刻录音频 CD(Burn an audio CD)选项，这将使用Windows Media Player完成工作。如果没有出现弹出对话框(popup dialog doesn)，只需单击开始(Start)，输入Windows Media Player将其打开，然后单击左侧菜单中的空白光盘。( Blank Disc)
在右侧，(hand side)单击刻录(Burn)选项卡，然后只需将音频文件拖放到显示将项目拖放到此处(Drag items here)开始创建音频 CD 的部分。请注意，检查您正在刻录的是数据(Data)光盘还是音频(Audio)光盘，这一点非常重要。一张数据光盘(data disc)可以让您刻录数百个音频文件，但普通 CD 播放器可能无法播放。
任何CD 播放器(CD player)都可以播放音频光盘，但仅限于 80 分钟的音频。您可以通过单击开始刻录(Start burn)按钮右侧的刻录选项下拉菜单来更改Windows Media Player中的设置。(Windows Media Player)
选择设置并添加所有文件后，继续并单击开始刻录(Start burn)按钮，刻录过程(burning process)将开始。
这就是刻录音频 CD 的内容。请(Make)务必查看我之前关于使用Windows Media Player翻录音频 CD 的帖子。
刻录数据光盘
如果您选择了将文件刻录到光盘(Burn files to disc)选项而不是刻录音频 CD(Burn an audio CD)选项，您将看到另一个弹出窗口，要求您选择要如何使用光盘：像 USB 闪存驱动器(Like a USB flash drive)或With a CD/DVD player。
如果您选择第一个选项，您可以添加、编辑和删除光盘中的文件，但您只能在运行Windows XP及更高版本且支持Live File System的计算机上使用该光盘。此外，这取决于您的驱动器是否支持该功能。最后，光盘本身必须是可重写光盘。如果您只有 CD-R 或DVD-R光盘，那么您将无法使用此选项。
似乎没有任何明确的迹象表明驱动器是否支持该功能，因此您基本上只需尝试一下，看看它是否有效。当您单击下一步时，它将格式化光盘，然后您会看到另一个弹出窗口，表明它现在可以使用了。
现在只需将文件和文件夹拖放到光盘上，就像使用普通USB 闪存(USB flash)驱动器一样。此处唯一的区别是您会发现在光盘上添加、删除或编辑文件需要一些时间。
此时，您的光盘还没有准备好。如果您尝试将其弹出，您将收到一条消息，提示您正在准备弹出 – 请稍候，此会话已关闭，以便可以在其他计算机上使用该光盘(Preparing to eject – Please wait while this session is closed so the disc can be used on other computers)。
关闭会话意味着Windows必须刻录任何添加的文件并删除您删除的任何内容等。为了避免这种情况，您也可以转到资源管理器(Explorer)，单击这台电脑，然后右键单击CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive对光盘上的内容进行任何更改后，选择蓝光驱动器并选择关闭会话。( Close Session )
如果您在出现“如何使用此光盘”( How do you want to use this disc)对话框时选择“With a CD/DVD player”选项，则会弹出一个新的资源管理器窗口(Explorer window)，您可以在其中开始将文件拖放到光盘中。
将所需的所有数据添加到光盘后，单击完成刻录(Finish burning)按钮，该按钮位于Drive Tools – Manage下。请注意，这将刻录光盘并完成它，这意味着一旦将数据刻录到光盘上，您就无法删除或编辑数据。但是，您仍然可以稍后将更多数据添加到光盘中。
将弹出刻录到光盘(Burn to Disc)向导，您可以在其中为光盘命名并选择刻录速度(recording speed)。单击下一步(Next)，刻录过程(burn process)将开始。时间将取决于您正在刻录的数据量和记录速度。
当您再次弹出光盘时，您可以添加更多文件，您将在资源管理器中看到两个部分：(Explorer)光盘(disc and files)上的当前文件和要写入光盘的文件。单击完成刻录(Finish burning)以将新文件添加到光盘。
刻录视频 DVD
最后，您可能想在Windows中刻录视频(Windows)DVD，您可以这样做，但需要使用其他工具。如果您使用的是Windows 7，您可以简单地使用Windows DVD Maker 程序(Windows DVD Maker program)将视频刻录到DVD。Windows 8 和Windows 10删除了Windows DVD Maker，因此您必须使用第三方程序，例如DVD Flick，我也在链接的文章中写过。
您还可以阅读我之前关于如何使用适用于Windows 7的(Windows 7)DVD Maker和适用于(DVD Maker)Windows 8/10的其他工具将照片幻灯片刻录到DVD的文章。此外，如果您使用的是Mac，请务必查看我关于如何在OS X中刻录(OS X)DVD(DVDs)的文章。如果您有任何问题，请随时发表评论。享受！
How to Burn CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs in Windows
Starting wіth Windows 7, Microsoft has included the abilitу tо burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray dіscs directly from Windows Explorer. So if your PC comes with a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc burner, you really don’t need аny third-party disc-burning software.
In this post, I’ll walk you through the steps for burning a disc and the different options you have when burning. If your drive supports it, Windows can actually burn a disc that acts like a USB drive, meaning you can add and delete stuff from the disc.
Burning Discs in Windows 7, 8, 10
The easiest way to start the process for burning a disc in Windows is to pop in a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc into your drive. Windows should automatically popup a dialog asking what you want to do with the disc.
Note that if you put in a CD, you’ll see the extra option to burn an audio CD also. If you put in a DVD or Blu-ray disc, you’ll only see the option to burn files to disc.
Burn Audio CD
If you want to burn an audio CD, select the Burn an audio CD option, which will use Windows Media Player to get the job done. If the popup dialog doesn’t appear, just click on Start, type in Windows Media Player to open it and then click on Blank Disc in the left hand menu.
On the right hand side, click on the Burn tab and then simply drag and drop your audio files into the section that says Drag items here to start creating your audio CD. Note that it is very important to check whether you are burning a Data disc or an Audio disc. A data disc will let you burn hundreds of audio files, but may not be playable by normal CD players.
An audio disc will be playable by any CD player, but will be limited to only 80 minutes of audio. You can change the setting in Windows Media Player by clicking on the burn options dropdown that is to the right of the Start burn button.
Once you have chosen your setting and added all your files, go ahead and click the Start burn button and the burning process will begin.
That’s about it for burning audio CDs. Make sure to check out my previous post on ripping audio CDs using Windows Media Player also.
Burn Data Disc
If you chose the Burn files to disc option instead of Burn an audio CD option, you’ll get another pop up window asking you to choose how you want to use the disc: Like a USB flash drive or With a CD/DVD player.
If you choose the first option, you can add, edit and delete files from the disc, but you can only use the disc on computers running Windows XP and later that support Live File System. Also, it depends on whether or not your drive supports the feature or not. Lastly, the disc itself has to be a rewriteable disc. If you have a CD-R or DVD-R only disc, then you won’t be able to use this option.
There doesn’t seem to be any clear indication as to whether a drive will support the feature or not, so you basically just have to try it and see if it works. When you click Next, it will format the disc and then you’ll get another popup indicating it’s now ready for use.
Now simply drag and drop files and folders onto the disc like you would a normal USB flash drive. The only difference here is that you’ll see it takes a bit of time when adding, deleting, or editing files on the disc.
At this point, your disc is not ready. If you try to eject it, you’ll get a message saying Preparing to eject – Please wait while this session is closed so the disc can be used on other computers.
Closing the session means that Windows has to burn any added files and remove anything that you deleted, etc. In order to avoid this, you can also just go to Explorer, click on This PC and then right-click on the CD/DVD/Blu-ray drive and choose Close Session after you make any changes to the content on the disc.
If you were to choose the With a CD/DVD player option when the How do you want to use this disc dialog came up, a new Explorer window will pop up where you can start to drag and drop files to your disc.
When you have added all the data you want to the disc, click the Finish burning button that will be located under Drive Tools – Manage. Note that this will burn the disc and finalize it, meaning you can’t delete or edit the data once it is burned to the disc. You can, however, still add more data to the disc at a later point.
The Burn to Disc wizard will popup where you can give the disc a title and choose the recording speed. Click Next and the burn process will begin. The time will depend on how much data you are burning and the recording speed.
When you pop in the disc again, you can add more files and you’ll see two sections in Explorer: current files on disc and files to be written to disc. Click Finish burning to add the new files to the disc.
Burn Video DVD
Lastly, you might want to burn a video DVD in Windows, which you can do, but it requires using another tool. If you are using Windows 7, you can simply use the Windows DVD Maker program to burn videos to DVD. Windows 8 and Windows 10 removed Windows DVD Maker, so you have to use a third-party program like DVD Flick, which I also wrote about in the linked article.
You can also read my previous article on how to burn photo slideshows to DVD using DVD Maker for Windows 7 and another tool for Windows 8/10. Also, if you are on a Mac, be sure to check out my article on how to burn DVDs in OS X. If you have any questions, feel free to post a comment. Enjoy!
