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Unable to Mount ISO file in Windows Explorer
Please note : I am able to open the ISO with other programs (Winrar, 7zip, etc)
I am desperate, looking for help. I have scoured the web far and wide and cannot find a solution to my issue and I refuse to believe that reformatting my PC is the only way to fix this issue.
My issue is, I want to be able to mount iso files (and have been able to do so in the past) with windows explorer. I get the "mount" option when i right click, but when I select it, or select to open the file through windows explorer, I get an error that reads " Sorry, there was a problem mounting the file"
I have Windows 10 Home x64
I have tried;
copying the file to another drive(its currently in "D:/backup.iso" (My C: drive is my windows install drive). I get the same error as above no matter where i copy it (ctrl+c while the iso is selected, ctrl+v somewhere else)
checking file permissions and read status
Changing (and checking) the sparse flag in a elevated command prompt
"fsutil sparse setflag {PathToISO} 0"
Running "sfc /scannow" in a elevated command prompt (no errors returned)
Checking to see if there was already a mounted drive/file(there isn't)
changing the default file extension app, but the .iso file type isn't even listed.
This led me to believe there was a incorrect registry entry(s). I thought the only entry I needed to worry about was in "Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.iso", but it seems like the entries there are correct, and there are hundreds more entries that came up in search related to the string ".iso". Here are a few entries i thought relevant.
I apologize for the long post. There seems to be no end to this. I know I can just open the file with Winrar, but I want to be able to open the file in explorer like i have been able to do in the past, (albeit a while ago). I am truly at my wits end here.
I would greatly appreciate any help.