How to Mount or Unmount ISO and IMG Files in Windows 10
An ISO or IMG file is a CD/DVD disk image file.
When you mount an .ISO or .IMG file, it will be added as a CD/DVD drive in This PC.
This tutorial will show you how to natively mount or unmount ISO and IMG image files in Windows 10.
.ISO and . IMG files cannot be mounted from removable media not formatted with the NTFS or ReFS file system.
Contents
- Option One: Mount ISO or IMG file using Mount in Context Menu
- Option Two: Mount ISO or IMG file using Open With Context Menu
- Option Three: Unmount ISO or IMG file using Eject
- Option Four: Mount or Unmount ISO or IMG file in PowerShell
- Option Five: Mount or Unmount ISO or IMG file in Command Prompt
EXAMPLE: Mounted ISO file in This PC
This option will not be available for ISO or IMG files if you changed the default app for the ISO or IMG file to an app other than Windows Explorer ("C:\Windows\explorer.exe").
1 Do step 2 or step 3 below for what you would like to do.
2 Double click/tap on the .ISO or .IMG file.
OR
3 Right click or press and hold on the .ISO or .IMG file, and click/tap on Mount. (see screenshot below)
1 Right click or press and hold on the .ISO or .IMG file, and click/tap on Open with. (see screenshots below)
2 Select Windows Explorer in the "How do you want to open this file?" dialog, and click/tap on OK.
If you do not see Windows Explorer listed in the Open with context menu, click/tap on Choose another app or More apps, select Windows Explorer, and click/tap on OK.
If you check the Always use this app to open .iso/.img files box, it will make Windows Explorer the default app.
1 Open This PC in File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Right click or press and hold on the DVD drive letter (ex: E: ) for the mounted .ISO or .IMG file, and click/tap on Eject. (see screenshot below)
To see more usage options for the Mount-DiskImage and Dismount-DiskImage commands, see:
* Mount-DiskImage | Microsoft Docs
* Dismount-DiskImage | Microsoft Docs
1 Open Windows PowerShell.
2 Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
(Mount ISO or IMG file)
Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "Full path of ISO or IMG file"
OR
(Unmount ISO or IMG file)
Dismount-DiskImage -DevicePath \\.\<drive letter>:
OR
Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath "Full path of ISO or IMG file"
Substitute <drive letter> in the command above with the actual drive letter (ex: "F") of the mounted ISO or IMG file you want to unmount.
For example:Dismount-DiskImage -DevicePath \\.\F:
OR
Substitute Full path of ISO or IMG file in the command above with the actual full path of the ISO or IMG file you wanted to mount or unmount wrapped in three quotation marks.
For example:Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "C:\User\Russell\Desktop\9879.ENTERPRISE_X64.ISO"
3 When finished, you can close PowerShell if you like.
To see more usage options for the Mount-DiskImage and Dismount-DiskImage commands, see:
* Mount-DiskImage | Microsoft Docs
* Dismount-DiskImage | Microsoft Docs
1 Open a command prompt.
2 Type the command below you want to use into the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshots below)
(Mount ISO or IMG file)
PowerShell Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath """Full path of ISO or IMG file"""
OR
(Unmount ISO or IMG file without output)
PowerShell Dismount-DiskImage -DevicePath \\.\<drive letter>: >nul
or
(Unmount ISO or IMG file with output)
PowerShell Dismount-DiskImage -DevicePath \\.\<drive letter>:
OR
PowerShell Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath """Full path of ISO or IMG file"""
Substitute <drive letter> in the command above with the actual drive letter (ex: "F") of the mounted ISO or IMG file you want to unmount.
For example:PowerShell Dismount-DiskImage -DevicePath \\.\F:
OR
Substitute Full path of ISO or IMG file in the command above with the actual full path of the ISO or IMG file you wanted to mount or unmount wrapped in three quotation marks.
For example:PowerShell Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "G:\Win10_1903_V1_English_x64.iso"
3 When finished, you can close the command prompt if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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Mount or Unmount ISO and IMG file in Windows 10
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New #1
Many thanks for this Shawn
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New #3
Clarification Desirable
I've only been a member since yesterday, so I'm not sure whether posting here is the right way to mention this issue, but here goes. As I said in another thread, this morning I successfully repaired my Windows 10 image, but I had a minor issue with this tutorial. Step 2 under Option 1 says, "Double click/tap on the .ISO or .IMG file." It's possible that on other installations that's all the explanation needed, but on my laptop double clicking an ISO file causes the file to open inside a CyberLink window. Since that was the first time I had ever seen a CyberLink window, it took me a few minutes to figure out what to do. (All I had to do was hover the pointer over each button until text appeared and click the one which said "Mount....") In the unlikely event that someone who has even more trouble grasping modern software than I do is reading these tutorials, I thought that a little clarification might be appropriate.
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New #4
Hello Greg, :)
It sounds like you have ISO files associated with CyberLink instead of the usual default built-in handler in Windows.
If you like, you can download and merge the .reg file for the listed iso option in the tutorial below to restore the default association for ISO files.
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8...dows-10-a.html
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New #7
I'll do that. I just have one more question. Until I got your message I had forgotten to unmount the ISO. Is there any harm in leaving it mounted for an extended period? (At least I had the foresight to copy it to the extra HD partition which Lenovo provided.)
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New #9
Hi, Shawn. I just remembered that you asked me to mention how restoring the default file associations for ISO files went. Nothing bad happened and ISO file are no longer associated with CyberLink, so, I guess it went fine.
Mount or Unmount ISO and IMG file in Windows 10
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