An ISO file (often called an ISO image) is a container that can hold a lot of files in it. It’s usually used for distributing large file sets that are intended to burned to an optical disc, or for backing up optical discs. However, you can create an ISO from the folders on your Windows PC as well. There are actually many programs that help you do it on your Windows PC.
There are many reasons why you may want to create an ISO on your machine. Maybe you want to keep some of your folders handy ready to burn to your discs or maybe you want to keep all of your folders in a single place. Regardless of the reasoning, it’s quite easy to create an ISO from files or folders on a Windows PC.
How To Create An ISO with WinCDEmu
WinCDEmu is an open-source utility for mounting disk image files in Microsoft Windows. It installs a Windows device driver which allows a user to access an image of a CD or DVD as if it were a physical drive. If you have downloaded an ISO file and you want to see its contents, this tool can help you mount that as a drive on your machine.
You can use the app to create ISO files from files or folders in Windows as well, and it actually offers you with the quickest method to make an ISO from your files or folders. Here are the steps to create an ISO using WinCDEmu:
1. First, download, install, and open the WinCDEmu app on your computer.
2. After that, browse to the files or folders that you want to create an ISO for, right-click on it and click on the Build an ISO image button.
3. Enter a name for your ISO and choose the location where you want to save it. Click on Save to start building an ISO file out of your selected files or folders.
How To Create ISO Files From Folders On Windows with ImgBurn
ImgBurn has been a popular app to create and burn image files for a long time. If you’ve ever created a backup of your discs or you’ve burned a disc, you’ll likely recognize the app.
The app can be used to create ISO files from your folders as well.
1. First, download, install and launch the ImgBurn app on your computer.
2. On the main interface, select Create image file from files/folders.
3. You’ll see a screen that allows you to add the files or folders you want to include in your ISO. After that, click on the little folder icon and add the files or folders for your ISO file.
4. Click on the tiny folder icon next to where it says Destination and choose a name and target folder for your ISO file.
5. On the right-hand side pane, you’ll see various options to configure for your ISO. With these options, you can enter a label for your image, adjust your image type, specify restrictions, and more.
6. Lastly, click on the Build button to make an ISO out of your chosen folders.
In this video, we are gonna show you how to make ISO (.iso) file using ImgBurn:
How To Create ISO Files From Any Folder with Folder2ISO
Folder2Iso is a free and portable tool that helps easily create ISOs without any hassle. It works on many versions of Windows including Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7. Here are the steps to create an ISO from folders:
1. First, download the Folder2Iso app and then double-click on it to extract the actual app contents.
2. Run the executable file that you extracted from the archive.
3. On the main interface, click on the Select Folder option and choose the folder you want to add to your ISO.
4. Click on the Select Output button and select the folder where you’d like to save your ISO file.
Note: you can’t select the folder that you’ve chosen to include in your ISO.
5. After that, specify the extra options available on your screen, if you want. Click on the Generate ISO button to start building an ISO file out of your selected folders.
How To Create ISO Files From Folders On Windows with UltraISO
UltraISO is an extremely simple software to create ISO files from any file or folder. And to convert files to ISO using UltraISO is very simple, the following tutorial will show you how to do that.
1. Launch the UltraISO software.
In the lower part, you locate the folder containing the necessary files.
2. Then you choose all already right-click. And click Add.
And the result will be the files have been loaded into UltraISO, now you can proceed to make the ISO file.
3. Next, go to File > Save As to proceed to create ISO file.
4. Enter the filename as you like, as long as the .ISO extension is clicked Save.
That’s about it.
