Follow the screenshots provided for the complete installation procedure. The Nero 9 free is about 55Mb in size and can be downloaded using the link provided at the end of this article. Even though the Nero 9 specification page only suggests supported operating system as Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7, but it still works flawlessly on Windows 8.1 as well as Windows 10. If you only want to burn CD and DVDs, then Nero 9 Free is best available software tool for you. Rip & Burn, Create, Edit options are only available in Upgrade. You do not require to purchase key additionally to use the Nero 9 Essentials. The Nero 9 has built-in product key/serial key and you can view that when you are performing the installation. As the name suggests, it offers just required the feature, i.e burning a CD/DVD, for more features, users are required to upgrade paid version of Nero Essentials. To overcome this issue and also offer a solution to users, Nero has smartly released a stripped down version of Nero burning software, named as Nero StartSmart Essentials. The only downside of Nero being paid software, it is a very expensive piece of tool, and most wouldn’t be able to afford it, which leads to piracy of Nero software. Even though there are many freeware software providing a similar feature, yet Nero still holds the huge user base. Nero, a well know software for burning CD/DVD and Bluray disks, has been in this market for quite long and so the reason of being #1 user choice for burning disk media.

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