How to open ISO files?

An ISO image is an image of files that can be burnt to a CD. Before burning it off on a CD, you can follow the instructions below to open the ISO file and edit its contents. There are quite a lot of programs to open ISO files.

Open ISO file with WinRAR

Step 1

Get your copy of WinRAR. Double click on the setup file and the installation proceeds.

Step 2

During the setup process, WinRAR will ask you to set file associations, make sure that ISO is checked. Click Done in the next window.

Step 3

Now, navigate to the folder where your ISO file is present. Notice that there’s a WinRAR icon indicating the ISO file.

Step 4

Double click to open the ISO file.

Step 5

WinRAR opens and the contents of the file are displayed.

Open ISO file with Daemon Tools

Step 1

Download Daemon Tools and intall it on your computer.

Step 2

Right Click the DAEMON Tools icon in the system tray.

Step 3

From the Vitual CD/DVD ROM option, set the number of drives to 1.

Step 4

You should be able to see a new DVD drive in My Computer! Now you need to mount the ISO file.

Step 5

Again right click on DAEMON Tools choose Virtual CD/DVD ROM > Device > Mount Image.

Step 6

Now go to My Computer, you should be the new drive with a CD/DVD loaded in it.

Step 7

Install or copy whatever you need from it. You can unmount the drive after use.