Friday, September 2, 2011

Windows 8 will mount ISO images natively

Daemon Tools can retire. In a prior demonstration of new features in Windows 8, an engineer found something that is part of the dreams of centuries makes Windows users: native support for ISO-type images. My people, never again will have to install a separate application to run that image as if it was properly inserted a DVD drive in the machine.



Windows Explorer with the new ribbon interface similar to Office have the option to trigger an ISO or VHD file directly from the application. These files will be displayed in Explorer as a disk image file (Disc Image File, in the English version).

The operation is simpler world:-click the file and it is mounted like a conventional DVD. The "hard" is also displayed in Windows Explorer, this time like a traditional media and physical, although it is running from the previously saved image.

In previous versions of Windows would be to burn the DVD with the contents of the saved image. No more!

VHD files are quite common to store operating system images. Since the ISO files you've no doubt seen on piracy sites, containing the image of games and applications whose use has not been duly purchased by the user.