How to mount CD DVD image virtually on virtual drive?

What are disk images?

Disk images are the exact complete copy of the CD DVD, Blue Ray or Hard-Disk .if you have the images of any disk or drive on your local storage or on flash drives then it can be mounted virtually on a virtual drive and we can easily access the content . Image of disk are created in order to have a backup of the disk, they are portable and do not corrupt or damage easily. And the biggest advantage of a disk image is that it can be burned on a blank optical disk and can be used as a hard copy for further use.

Hey guys if you don’t know how to mount compact disk image on a virtual drive, then here is a easy step by step tutorial to do so.


How to mount Disk image in Microsoft windows8 ?

 There are various disk image formats like .daa , .nrg , .iso , .mds , mdf, .isz  etc. if you are using windows8  and have a disk image in  .nrg format then it can be mounted directly .Just do a double click on the image file ad it is mounted automatically.

Other disk image format can’t me mounted directly. You need a third-party software. There are many software available on internet free trial version and as well as full paid version of software.
Example: PoweISO, UltaISO,Demons Tools,Alcahol  and many other.
You can download software over internet.

How to mount disk image using third-party software:

Here I am using UltraIso , you may use other software. 

  • Download and install UltraIso.
  • Launch ultaIso after installation is complete.
  • In the tool bar , click on tools and select Mount to virtual drive.

  • A dialogue box will appear 
  • Browse and navigate the directory where your disk image is saved.
  • Select the desired disk image and click open.
  • After that click on Mount .And you are done
  • Now open My Computer and you can see the virtual drive mounted with the image you selected


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