Convert files and folders to ISO. Folder to ISO: If you want to convert a folder to ISO format, this tab is for you. To convert any folder to ISO, head over to that tab, click on the Browse for folder, choose the folder, select the destination, volume label and hit the Make ISO button. Considering all the features. There are a number of ways to work with an ISO file using File Explorer. However, the easiest way to mount an ISO image is by double-clicking the file. You can also right-click the.iso file. Many options for working with ISO files are included with Microsoft Windows 10. Here’s how to mount, burn, or create an ISO image in Windows 10. Mounting ISO File. If you have an existing ISO file and wish to mount it as a disc drive, simply right-click the file and select “Open with” “Windows Explorer“. To choose a folder from which you want to create an ISO file, click Select Folder. The Browse For Folder dialog box displays. Navigate to the folder you want to convert to an ISO file, select the folder, and click OK.
An ISO image is a container that stores a replica of the content of a physical disc, which typically can be a CD, DVD, or even Blu-Ray. Software companies also use ISO images as a medium to distribute their software. For example, when downloading a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build ISO to do a clean install of the operating system.
In the past, you needed to install third-party tools to work with images, but if you're running Windows 10 on your computer, you can mount or unmount ISO files natively without the need of extra software.
In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the easy steps to mount and unmount ISO images using File Explorer and the PowerShell command-line tool.
How to mount or unmount ISO images using File Explorer
There are a number of ways to work with an ISO file using File Explorer. However, the easiest way to mount an ISO image is by double-clicking the file.
You can also right-click the .iso file and click the Mount option.
Alternatively, you can open File Explorer, select the .iso file, and from the Manage tab, click the Mount button.
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Once you mounted the file, you'll notice that Windows 10 will create a virtual disc drive that you can use to access its content from the left pane.
It's possible for third-party tools to configure themselves as the default application to open certain files, including ISO images. If this is the case, you won't see an option to mount images on Windows 10. However, you can still right-click, select Open with, and click Windows Explorer to mount the ISO.
Once you're done working with the image, you can quickly unmount the file by right-clicking the virtual drive under This PC in File Explorer and selecting the Eject option.
How to mount or unmount ISO images using PowerShell
If the option to mount an ISO image is not available, or you prefer to use command lines, you can use PowerShell to access the content inside the image.
- Open Start.
- Search for PowerShell and click the result.
- Type the following command to mount a .iso image and press Enter:
Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath 'C:FILE.ISO'
In the command remember to change C:FILE.ISO with the path to your image file. The quotation marks are required, so don't delete them. - Once you're done working with the image, you can quickly unmount the file by using the following command and press Enter:
Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath 'C:FILE.ISO'
In the command remember to change C:FILE.ISO with the path to your image file. The quotation marks are required, so don't delete them.
Wrapping things up
As you can see the process to work with an ISO image file is pretty straightforward, which will not only come in handy when you need to view its content, but also when you need to extract files, or even to install a piece of software without having to burn the ISO to a physical disc.
While we're focusing this guide on the ISO file format, you can also use these steps to mount or unmount IMG image files on Windows 10.
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Update: This method works perfectly with the newly released Windows 10 as well. That is, you can use this method to create bootable Windows 10 ISO from files and folders.
A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate 64-bit ISO on my Windows 8.1 PC from Microsoft (using my MSDN subscription) and installed Windows 7 in dual-boot with Windows 8.1 using my USB flash drive as bootable media. The installation was uneventful and Windows 7 has been running as it should.
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Two days back, I decided to free up some disk space on my Windows 8.1 drive and manually deleted all contents in the Downloads folder and also uninstalled tens of programs that I had installed over the last three months. After gaining GBs of disk space, I realized that the previously downloaded Windows 7 SP1 ISO, which was present in the Downloads folder, has also been deleted along with other files.
Even though I could easily download Windows 7 SP1 ISO pack again in a couple of minutes, I decided to create an ISO file from the bootable Windows 7 USB drive that I had prepared to install Windows 7. Preparing a bootable Windows ISO from installation files/folders is relatively easy and doesn’t take much time either. In short, if have Windows installation files and want to create an ISO image file out of it, you can do so in a few minutes.
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Make bootable Windows ISO from installation files
NOTE: This method is applicable to Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 versions.
In this guide, I will show you how you can create a bootable Windows 7/8.1/10 ISO image file from Windows installation files.
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Step 1: If all the installation files are in a folder on your PC, you can skip to the next step. And if the files and folders on a USB drive, connect the USB flash drive containing Windows installation files to a PC running Windows 7/8/10 and copy all the contents from the USB to a newly created folder on desktop or any other location.
Step 2: Visit this page and download ImgBurn software. ImgBurn is a free burning application but the setup offers you install Skype and Mobogenie during the installation. Make sure to select appropriate options to install the software without Skype and Mobogenie.
Step 3: Launch ImgBurn. Click on Create image file from files/folders option.
Step 4: In the resulting ImgBurn dialog, click on the small folder icon (see picture) next to the Source box to browse to the folder containing all copied files from the bootable Windows USB. Browse to the folder and then click Select folder.
Step 5: Next, click on the browse icon located next to the Destination box to select a location to save the bootable ISO image file that you’re preparing now. Select a location and click Save button.
Step 6: On the right side, switch to the Advanced tab (see picture) to see four tabs. Here, click on the tab labeled Bootable Disc.
Step 7: Now, select the option labeled Make Image Bootable, select Emulation type as None (custom), and type 8 in the Sectors to load box by removing the existing 4. Note that if you’re preparing a bootable Vista ISO, you need to keep the 4. For Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10, you need to type 8 in the Sectors to load field.
Step 8: Click on the small folder icon next to Boot Image box (see picture) and then browse to the folder containing Windows installation files (the folder that contains files copied from the USB), open Boot folder, select etfsboot.com file, and then click Open button to select etfsboot.com as the boot image file. We are almost done!
Step 9: Finally, click on the Build button (see picture) to begin creating your bootable Windows ISO image file. Upon clicking the Build button, three dialog boxes will appear one after another. Simply click the Yes button when you see the first dialog, click the OK button when you see the second, and then, click the Yes button again when you see the last dialog.
Once the bootable ISO image is ready, you’ll see “Operation successfully completed” message.
That’s it! You can now use the ISO file anywhere to install Windows. How to test an ISO file to check if it’s really bootable guide might also interest you.