How to Mount ISO Images on Windows 10

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to mount ISO images on Windows 10.

Windows 10 operating system allows you to mount and unmount an ISO image very easily. No software is required. To access or extract the contents of an ISO file in Windows 10, you should know that everything is done in File Explorer or in PowerShell (depending on your choice).

With a single click, the operating system creates a virtual drive that mounts the contents of the disk image file and makes it available, exactly as if you had inserted a physical disk (CD, DVD, or even a Blu-Ray) into the optical disk drive.

Come on, without further delay, let’s find out together how to mount and unmount ISO images in Windows 10 using File Explorer and the PowerShell command-line tool.
 

Method 1: How to Mount ISO Images on Windows 10 Using File Explorer

Step 1: To mount an ISO file using File Explorer, you have two options. However, the easiest way to mount an ISO image is to double-click on the .iso file.

Alternatively, you can right-click on the disk image in ISO format and select Mount.
 

 

 
Step 2: Once you mount the file, Windows 10 creates a virtual disk drive in which the contents of the disk image are located.
 

 
Step 3: Once you are done working with the disk image, you can quickly unmount the ISO image. To do this, right-click the virtual drive and select Eject.
 

 
 
 

Method 2: How to Mount ISO Images on Windows 10 Using PowerShell

If the option to mount an ISO image is missing or if you prefer to use command lines, you can use Windows PowerShell to access the contents of the disk image. Here’s how to do it.

Step 1: Open PowerShell.
 

 
Step 2: Type the following command to mount the ISO image, and press Enter. Of course, don’t forget to change C:\image.iso to the path of the ISO file).

Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "C:\image.iso"

 

 
Step 3: Once you are done working with the disk image, type the following command to unmount the ISO image, and press Enter. Again, don’t forget to change C:\image.iso to the path of the ISO file.)

Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath "C:\image.iso"