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Nero Platinum Suite: What’s Included and How to Burn Discs on Windows 11

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Nero Platinum Suite: What’s Included and How to Burn Discs on Windows 11
In this guide
  1. What Nero Platinum Suite includes
  2. Can Windows 11 burn discs? Yes, but not much
  3. How to burn with Nero on Windows 11
  4. No disc burner in your PC?
  5. Frequently asked questions

Nero is the most famous disc burning program of all time, but today Nero Platinum Suite is much more than that: video, photos, music, backup and AI tools. In this guide we look at what the suite includes and how to burn CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays on Windows 11, even when Windows’ own tools aren’t enough.

The short version

  • Nero Platinum Suite includes 20+ programs, including Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero Video and Nero AI Image Upscaler.
  • Windows 11 only burns simple data discs: with Nero you can also create audio CDs, video DVDs, Blu-rays, disc copies and password-protected discs.
  • It works on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

What Nero Platinum Suite includes

Area Programs
Burning Nero Burning ROM, Nero Express, Nero CoverDesigner, Nero Disc to Device
Video Nero Video (editing and DVD/Blu-ray), Nero Recode, Nero Motion Tracker, Nero Screen Recorder
Photos and AI Nero AI Image Upscaler, Nero AI Photo Tagger, Nero PhotoSnap, Nero Face Beautifier, Nero DuplicateManager
Music Nero WaveEditor, Nero SoundTrax
Backup and data Nero BackItUp, Nero MediaHome, Nero USBxCopy, Nero Rescue Agent
PC Nero TuneItUp PRO, Nero Score

See Nero Platinum Suite

Can Windows 11 burn discs? Yes, but not much

Windows 11 can copy files to a disc and burn an ISO image (right-click the file → Show more options → Burn disc image). But it can’t:

  • create video DVDs or Blu-rays with menus that play on your living-room player;
  • copy one disc to another;
  • create audio CDs or MP3 CDs with full control over tracks and pauses;
  • verify the disc after burning or protect it with a password.

How to burn with Nero on Windows 11

Data disc: step-by-step guide

Follow the steps with the Next button. The screens are simplified: names may differ slightly depending on your Nero version.

Open Nero Express

Insert a blank CD, DVD or Blu-ray and open Nero Express. The categories are on the left: to save files and folders, choose Data.

Click Data, then Data Disc

Nero Express— ☐ ✕
Data
Music
Videos/Pictures
Image, Project, Copy
Data
Data Disc
Data DVD
Data Blu-ray
Protected Disc

Add files and folders

Click Add and choose the files to burn. The bar at the bottom shows how much space is left on the disc.

Click Add, then Next

Nero Express – Disc Content— ☐ ✕
AddDelete
Holiday photos 20261.2 GB
Documents380 MB
Contracts.pdf4 MB
1.6 GB of 4.7 GBNext

Turn on verification and burn

Give the disc a name and turn on Verify data on disc after burning: Nero checks that every file was copied correctly.

Tick the verify option and click Burn

Nero Express – Final Burn Settings— ☐ ✕
Current recorderExternal USB DVD-RW
Disc nameBackup 2026
Verify data on disc after burning
Burn

Wait until it’s done

Burning and verification take a few minutes. When they’re finished, Nero ejects the disc and it’s ready.

Don’t use the burner until “Completed” appears

Nero Express – Burning— ☐ ✕
Burning in progress…
Writing data to disc
72%Speed 8x
Next: verifying data

Audio CD for your car stereo

  1. In Nero Express choose the Music section and then Audio CD.
  2. Add your tracks (MP3, FLAC, WAV): Nero converts them by itself.
  3. Burn: the CD plays in any CD player and car stereo.

Burning an ISO image

  1. Open Nero Burning ROM.
  2. Close the new project window, open the Recorder menu, choose Burn Image and select the ISO file.
  3. Choose the speed (a medium speed reduces errors) and click Burn.

Video DVD to watch on TV

  1. Open Nero Video and choose to create a DVD-Video (or a Blu-ray).
  2. Import your videos, pick a menu template and customize it.
  3. Click Burn: the disc plays on any DVD or Blu-ray player.

No disc burner in your PC?

Almost no modern laptop has a disc drive any more: all you need is an external USB burner, which Windows 11 and Nero recognize right away. And even without a burner, the suite is still useful for editing video, enhancing photos with AI, converting files and making backups.

Frequently asked questions

Is the licence valid forever?

No: the Nero Platinum Suite licence we sell is valid for 1 year on 1 PC.

Does Nero AI Image Upscaler work without internet?

Yes, AI photo upscaling happens right on your PC.

How do I activate it?

Download Nero from the official website, start the installation and enter the code you receive by email. If you have any trouble, message us.

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