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  1. Blavov Win User

    Cannot mount ISO files neither via PowerShell nor via Explorer, Win10 pro 1909, error...


    Hi all,

    I recently found out that my fairly fresh Win10 installation cannot mount any ISO files which are totally fine because other tools can open and extract them whatsoever. When I try to do this in Windows Explorer or in the PowerShell, for several minutes, nothing at all seems to happen before I get an error message. The explorer just says there was a problem mounting the file; PowerShell writes the following:

    Mount-DiskImage D:\tmp\90f226a1-3cad-4bd7-a047-fc0609afcbab.iso
    Mount-DiskImage : The semaphore timeout period has expired.
    At line:1 char:1
    + Mount-DiskImage D:\tmp\90f226a1-3cad-4bd7-a047-fc0609afcbab.iso
    + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: MSFT_DiskImage ...torageType = 1:ROOT/Microsoft/.../MSFT_DiskImage [Mou
    nt-DiskImage], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : HRESULT 0x80070079,Mount-DiskImage

    The OS in question is a Win10 pro 1909, build 18363.900, latest patches, 2004 is not available for my machine yet; as far as I know, this hasn't worked since I freshly installed the PC back in April.

    What I've done so far:

    • I disabled the anti-virus,
    • have checked that ISO files are still associated with windows and not some third-party tool,
    • checked that the 2TB NTFS SSD is okay,
    • copied the ISO files to different locations,

    but nothing seems to work. How can I get my Win10 installation to open ISO files?


    Any new/further ideas are appreciated. I've seen posts claiming to solve this error for older Win10 versions, but not for 1909, and none of the "solutions" I've found so far work for me.

    :)
     
    Blavov, Jul 4, 2020
    #1
  2. Nikhar_K Win User

    Error when mounting ISO files

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    I understand when you are trying to delete/rename/move the ISO files after mounting it you get an error message. It could be possible that the ISO file is mounted and that is the reason you are unable to modify it.



    I suggest you to eject the ISO file and then try to modify it. Please follow the steps mentioned below:



    1. Press Windows key + E, to open
      File Explorer
      .
    2. Click on This PC on the left pane, you will find the mounted ISO file.
    3. Right click on the ISO file and click on Eject. Try modifying the ISO file now.


    Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.



    Regards,

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, Jul 4, 2020
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  3. groston Win User
    Cannot access Win10 machine via local network

    I am 'birthing' my first Win10 machine, OS V1809, and must have goofed something up...

    All machines in my home belong to the same Workgroup and the users/passwords are consistent across all machines. From my Win7 desktop, I:
    • Can access my Win10 machine, via Explorer, using its IP address
    • Can ping the Win10 machine using both its name and IP address
    • Cannot access the Win10 machine, via Explorer, using its name

    From the Win10 machine, I can see all other computers on the network and access all of them.

    I do not believe that this is a firewall issue as the issue persists when the firewall is disabled. I do believe that network and file sharing is enabled (but, I could be wrong). The issue exists with both the Ethernet and WiFi connections, so it is probably not interface-specific.

    Please suggest what I can do to resolve this issue. Thx.
     
    groston, Jul 4, 2020
    #3
  4. Eric Ber Win User

    Cannot mount ISO files neither via PowerShell nor via Explorer, Win10 pro 1909, error...

    Error mounting .ISO files in Windows 10

    Hi,

    There are several reasons why you are having issues mounting ISO files on your Windows 10 Home computer. To assist you better, kindly answer the questions below:

    • What other troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    • Have you tried mounting the ISO files on another computer?
    • Have you tried copying the ISO file to your desktop and mount it from there?
    • Do you have a CD/DVD drive installed on your computer?

    Regards.
     
    Eric Ber, Jul 4, 2020
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