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Mounting an ISO Image in Windows 8, 8.1 or 10. On Windows 8 and 10, Windows has the built-in ability to mount both ISO disc image and VHD virtual hard drive image files. You have three options. You can: Double-click an ISO file to mount it. This won’t work if you have ISO files associated with another program on your system. Mar 07, 2012 Learn how to Mount and Unmount ISO file in Windows 10/8 so that you can extract files from the ISO file or disc image & run them on a Virtual drive. Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel from Microsoft. Apr 23, 2013 The Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel utility enables users of Windows XP, Vista, and 7 to mount ISO disk image files as virtual CD-ROM drives. This can be highly useful for reading disk images to install software or recover backup files. Notes: This tool is not supported by Microsoft; use at your own risk. Windows 8 users do NOT need this tool. Nov 22, 2017 gBurner Virtual Drive is a free utility designed for creating and managing virtual CD / DVD drives. For anyone who deals with CD/DVD-based programs – it is a MUST. GBurner Virtual Drive allows you to use almost all CD/DVD image without burning them onto CD or DVD in order to easily access your favorite games, music, or software programs —- It works like a real CD/DVD-ROM: You can run.
Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.
I understand your concern about accessing the CD-ROM drive on Windows 10.
Do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:
- Have you made any changes to the operating system prior to this issue?
- What exactly happens when you try to access CD-ROM drive?
- Were you able to see any error message/ error notification with this issue?
- Have you connected the drive to your computer and check if it is detected in Device Manager?
I suggest you to try few of the below troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.
Windows 10 Microsoft Virtual Cd Rom Drive Not Working
Step 1: If the drive is being detected in Device Manager try the below to update the drivers:
- Right click on Start button and select Device Manager.
- Expand DVD/CD ROM drives, right click on the drivers and click on Update driver software.
- Restart the computer and check if the issue persists.
Step 2: If the device is not detected on your computer try to run Hardware and Devices troubleshooter.
Hardware and Devices troubleshooter checks for common problems and makes sure that any new device or hardware connected to your PC is installed correctly.
- Press Windows key from the keyboard, type Troubleshooting and select it.
- Click on view all option on the upper left corner of Troubleshooting window.
- Select the Hardware and Device options from the list.
- Click Next to run the Hardware and Device Troubleshooter.
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Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information for further assistance.
Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel is a useful utility that enables Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 users to mount ISO disk image files as virtual CD-ROM drives.
Being able to use a Virtual CD-ROM rather than a physical one, has a number of useful advantages, namely, being able to read disk images and install software or recover backup files, without messing around with multiple disks.
Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel creates a virtual CD drive on your hard disk. Accessing it is simple, just double click your mouse! The app is small, lightweight and optimized for efficiency. It is also portable, and can be copied and ran from any USB flash drive, and it does not make permanent alterations to the system registry.
The user interface is standard, with all of the functions in the main window. Drives can be added, or removed. You can mount or remount a CD, and also eject it. Using the app is straightforward enough; simply select the image you want to mount and it does the rest! It is worth noting that first time users should follow the notes in the Readme file though, to familiarise themselves with the processes involved.
Overall, if you’re looking for a simple way to create a virtual CD drive, Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel does the job without attacking your system resources in the process.
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Please note: This utility is not required by users running Windows 8, as Windows 8 natively supports ISO files.
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