ISO files are disk image replicas of information contained on data CDs or DVDs.
ISO files are software disk images derived from the ISO-9660 method of data extraction. These ISO files represent an exact duplicate of all the data contained on a CD or DVD. There are numerous software utilities available that can create, extract and even burn ISO files back to a disc. This guide presents three potential options.
Instructions
Open ISO File Using MagicISO
1. Download and install the MagicISO application.
2. Right-click the MagicISO icon in the system tray and choose "Virtual CD/DVD ROM" from the menu.
3. Select the "Y:No Media" option (where Y is the drive that Windows assigns the virtual disk) and then choose the "Mount..." option.
4. Locate the ISO file in Windows explorer and open the file. You will now be able to browse its contents.
Open ISO File using WinRAR
5. Download and install the WinRAR application.
6. Open Windows Explorer and locate the ISO file you wish to open.
7. Double-click the ISO file to open it in the WinRAR application and view its contents.
Open ISO File Using 7-Zip
8. Download and install the 7-Zip application.
9. Open Windows Explorer and locate the ISO file you wish to open.
10. Right-click the ISO file, click the 7-Zip menu entry, and then select "Open Archive" to view the file's contents.
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