ISO files are a common file format shared widely on the Internet, especially for downloading large files such as games, heavy software, and Windows installation files. To use an ISO file, you can mount it to a virtual drive or extract it to a folder for installation. While there are many software programs available to open and extract ISO files like PowerISO, UltraISO, etc., some may not know that the familiar file compression and extraction software WinRAR can also handle ISO files easily. This article by Mytour guides you on how to open and extract ISO files using WinRAR. Feel free to check it out.
Example: Suppose you have a Windows installation ISO file. To open this ISO file with WinRAR, simply right-click on the ISO file and choose Open with -> WinRAR archiver.

The ISO file will open in a new window, and you can view all the contents inside. If you want to install software, just click on the Setup.exe file, and the software will be temporarily extracted and automatically installed.

If you want to extract the ISO file to a folder, right-click on the ISO file and select Extract files, Extract Here, or Extract to 'original file name,' similar to extracting Zip or Rar files.

Wait for the extraction process to complete:

Once the extraction is complete, open the folder and run the setup.exe file to install the software.

Above is the guide on how to open and extract ISO files using WinRAR software. Thank you for following along with this article!