How to open ISO files?

An ISO image is an image of files that can be burnt to a CD. If you’ve just downloaded an ISO file, and be able to open the ISO file and edit its contents, before burning it off on a CD, here’s a quick guide telling you how you can open an ISO file.


First, you should know that there are quite a handful of programs that let you open ISO files, but I’m going to talk only about WinRAR here, because it’s a simple tool and just does the job intended.

• Get your copy of WinRAR from this page, double click on the setup file and the installation proceeds.

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

• Now, navigate to the folder where your ISO file is present. Notice that there’s a WinRAR icon indicating the ISO file.
• Double click to open the ISO file.
• WinRAR opens and the contents of the file are displayed.