How to Mount or Unmount ISO File on Windows 11?

In this video, we will guide you on How to Mount an ISO File on Windows 11. It is possible to mount ISO files on a virtual CD/DVD drive starting Windows 8. If you still use Windows 7, you’ll need a third-party tool to mount an ISO disk image file. This ISO mounting feature is also available on Windows 10, as well as on Windows 11. What is ISO Image? An ISO image is a file format for storing a physical disk’s contents (CD, DVD, or Blu-ray). Most software companies distribute their applications and tools using this file format instead of shipping physical media, which is time-consuming and costly. For example, Microsoft uses this format to distribute previews of 11 to testers and many other products. Windows 11 features native support for mounting and mounting ISO files without requiring additional software, even though there are a number of free image-related applications available. We’ll show you how to mount and unmount ISO files on Windows 11 PC in this gearupwindows article. How to Mount and Unmount an ISO File on Windows 11 using File Explorer? On a Windows 11 PC, you can mount ISO files in two ways: By Double-clicking or from right-click context menu. How to Mount ISO Image with a Double-click? To quickly mount an ISO file on Windows 11, open File Explorer by pressing Windows + E keys and then browse to the folder with the ISO image. Finally, double-click the .iso file to mount it. After executing the above steps, the ISO file will open like any other folder, allowing you to access and extract the contents as necessary. It will also be visible in File Explorer, just like a CD or DVD drive. How to Mount image from right-click context menu? To mount an ISO image from the File Explorer context menu, open File Explorer by pressing Windows + E keys simultaneously or any other method. Now, browse the folder that stored the ISO image. Now, right-click the .iso file and select the Mount option. After performing the above steps, you can access the image file’s contents by opening the virtual drive from File Explorer. How to Unmount ISO image on Windows 11? Once you have done with the mounted image and are no longer required, you can quickly unmount it by right-clicking the virtual drive under This PC and selecting the Eject option. So, to unmount, open File Explorer and right-click on the virtual CD drive. Click on the Eject from the context menu. Once you perform the above steps, the ISO file will be unmounted. If you want to re-access its content, you need to mount it again. Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:29 How to Mount ISO Image with a Double-click? 02:03 How to Mount ISO image from right-click context menu? 02:35 How to Unmount ISO image on Windows 11? #windows #windows11 #iso #howto #tutorial #tutorials