The attempt to burn a disc failed. The disc could not be read from or written to.

Hi topitzis,

I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with iTunes 12. If you are still having issues burning CDs in iTunes on your Windows machine, you may find the troubleshooting steps outlined in the following articles helpful:

Can't burn a CD in iTunes for Windows

iTunes 11 for Windows: If you have trouble burning a disc

iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting CD issues caused by device filters

Regards,

- Brenden

I have the exact same problem after the iTunes 12 upgrade! iTunes 11 worked fine.

I haven't found a solution yet. I am forced to save the playlist and burn it using nero.

Apple please fix! The above help links do not help unfortunately.

Here is a solution that worked for me! 🙂😎😁

1. Uninstall iTunes 12

2. Download and install iTunes 11.4

3. Run iTunes 11.4. You will get a message that the library was created by a newer version. Just dismiss the message.

4. Uninstall iTunes 11.4

5. Install iTunes 12.0.1 again. This time disc burning should be working.

(The prior installation of 11.4 fixes the issue)

I hope this works for you as well

Note

My iTunes 12.0.1 installation was a fresh one to start with. I am using the x64 version on Windows 8.1 x64.