Can't mount ISO''s with Windows Explorer anymore.

dalchina said:

Not saying you should, merely that there are a number of different reports that that worked for some with your symptom. I suspect that if you upgrade to the CU or do an in-place upgrade it will work again.

Nah its not worth it. I'm not doing an in place upgrade. I might as well do a clean install if have to go through all that effort.

This problem shouldn't even exist in the first place. Nobody uses this computer except me and it has never had any viruses ever. Therefore if there's a software problem its Microsofts fault.

Nikorasu said:

This problem shouldn't even exist in the first place. Nobody uses this computer except me and it has never had any viruses ever. Therefore if there's a software problem its Microsofts fault.

Not all the programs installed on someone's computer come from Microsoft.

I didn't see mentioned where the original .iso file that won't mount is stored, may be an issue in that Folder which gets worked around when the .iso file is copied/moved to a different Folder. I keep all my .iso files on a Data drive [D:] in a Folder named CD/DVD ISO.

dalchina said:

Try this, just to see if it makes any difference.

Find an iso file. Check it's valid - open it in Winrar e.g.
Close winrar.

1. Right click the iso file.
2. Click Open With, and set Winrar as the default program to open the iso.
3. Now open the Control Panel, Default Programs, click Associate a File Type or Protocol.
4. Wait for the list to populate.
5. Rt click on .iso, and now set Explorer as the default
6. You should see that now there is no .iso in the list of file types.
7. Try mounting the iso by rt clicking on it.

If this doesn't work, try uninstalling any program that might mount an iso file.

Already done that already. Also check post #7

OldMike65 said:

Know you said you use Winrar, but 7-Zip also does everything Winrar does too, and maybe a few more features. Its also a free app, if you wanted to look at it...link below.
http://7-zip.org/download.html

The point of this thread is Windows Explorer and issue of not being about to mount an ISO. If I wanted to download 7zip in place of WinRAR I would.

Berton said:

Not all the programs installed on someone's computer come from Microsoft.

I didn't see mentioned where the original .iso file that won't mount is stored, may be an issue in that Folder which gets worked around when the .iso file is copied/moved to a different Folder. I keep all my .iso files on a Data drive [D:] in a Folder named CD/DVD ISO.

I know that. I'm just saying a lot of issues I ever had with Windows 10 was Microsoft's fault because of bugs that needed to be fixed. Having the ISO in whatever folder shouldn't matter as the drive is fine and not corrupted.

The only reason I like to use Windows Explorer to mount the ISO is because I don't have to worry about temporary data. With winrar and 7zip, the programs have to extract the data and then copy it to its destination. I only have 30GB left on my SSD and that poses a big problem when working with large file sizes. Also having the ability to mount the ISO virtually is good for old games that require the CD to be inserted in the drive to play.