To mount it directly from the File Explorer:
Open the ‘File Explorer’ and navigate to your Windows 10 ISO file. Click on your file to select it. Now, from the top menu, click on the ‘Manage’ tab. From the given options, choose the ‘Mount’ option.
Windows 10 or 8 comes with a built-in mounting option in File Explorer. With this, you can easily mount .. ISO files by double-clicking them or right-click and select Mount, as shown below. This feature is quite handy, while it replaces a lot of third-party apps such as Power. ISO or Virtual Clone. Drive who can mount ISO files as well.
This of course begs the inquiry “How to mount an ISO image in Windows 10?”
To mount an ISO image with the File Explorer context menu, use these steps: 1 Open File Explorer. 2 Browse to the folder with the ISO image. 3 Right-click the .iso file and select the Mount option.#N#Source: Windows Central More.
You can also right-click the .iso file and click the Mount option. Alternatively, you can open File Explorer, select the .iso file, and from the Manage tab, click the Mount button. Once you mounted the file, you’ll notice that Windows 10 will create a virtual disc drive that you can use to access its content from the left pane.
Why can’t I mount an ISO file in File Explorer?
If you happen to have another program installed on your PC and associated with ISO files, the File Explorer mount option is gone. Here’s such an example below, where the same ISO file as above is associated with Img. Burn (a powerful image burner solution).
One of the next things we wondered was; why can’t I mount an ISO or img file?
IMG files cannot be mounted from removable media not formatted with the NTFS or Re. FS file system. 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”).
What is the best ISO Mounter for Windows?
Daemon Tools Lite is one of the best and most popular ISO Mounter software available for the Windows operating system. The great thing about Daemon Tools Lite is that it can mount files like VMDK, TC, True Crypt files, VHD, etc.