How to mount an iso file in Windows 10/11

See in this article for beginners how to mount and an iso file on Windows 10 and 11.

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In Windows 10 and 11, File Explorer can now open and extract ISO files without requiring users to install third-party applications. This feature is useful when trying to work with (iso), view and interact with their contents.

In earlier Windows (7 and later) the it didn't have this feature and almost most users were using the free one Daemon Tools Lite. As software it still exists on the internet but after Windows 10 it has fallen into obscurity. In fact if you install it now you will see that it comes with bloatware.

How to open ISO files with File Explorer in Windows 10 and 11
ISO is the most popular file format for disc images. When you open a disk, you see its contents as if you had a disk or cd installed in your computer. You can use the disk image the same way you would use a normal hard disk.

While previous versions of Windows required third-party software for this task, in Windows 10 / 11 File Explorer comes with the ability to mount a disk image to a virtual disk with just a few .

Method A:
First, open File Explorer and go to the ".iso" file you want to open. In this tutorial we used the ISO of the official Windows 10 installation disc. The fastest way to open it is to double left-click on the ISO file.

Method B:
Alternatively you can do the following:
Right-click the iso file, and then click the Mount button. The word assembly does not "stick" to us at all, but that is how Microsoft translates it.

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Method C:
Right-click the iso file, and then click "Open with"> "Explore Windows".

Additionally, if you have a third-party application running on ISO files (eg Daemon tools lite), you can open it.

Regardless of the method used to open the ISO file, the result is the same: the disk image opens as if it were a fake disk, it gets a letter that is not used by another disk from your system (e.g. :) and you can view it and access its entire contents from File Explorer.

You can now access all internal iso files and folders, as you would with a physical disk. You can copy files from the disk image, run them, and so on.

How to unmount () ISO files on Windows 10
When you are done with a mounted ISO file and want to unlink it, open File Explorer and go to "This Computer".

Right-click the drive used for the ISO file (eg H :) and then click "Export".

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The ISO file is immediately disconnected and the drive disappears from the computer. The disc letter (eg H :) he used no longer exists and is free for any other use.

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