Thankfully, there are several third-party software that are offered for free that can be installed back in the days of these Windows versions but how did Microsoft deal with this weak point in Windows 8.1? As you will see in this tutorial, Microsoft’s latest operating system (at least before Windows 10 gets released) actually has a new and built-in feature that can deal with ISO image files and in this tutorial, we will be learning how it works and how you can use it so be sure to follow the steps that are shown below on your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 computer! What are ISO Files?īefore proceeding on to the real meat of this tutorial, it is important to know a basic knowledge in what you’re actually dealing with. Since the only way of installing a software or even Windows itself into a device that doesn’t have a disk drive is by using disk images also know as “ISO image files”, a built-in feature that can deal with these file types would have been very helpful if it were incorporated in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 but sadly, there’s none.

One such negative point is the lack of a built-in feature that can deal with ISO disk images which is very important especially when dealing with smaller devices like netbooks that has no optical disk drives. The success of this computer operating system is really undeniable but amidst all the positive features that it has, any skeptic can still find a lot of weak points in it especially in older Windows versions that Microsoft seemed to have left out as they advance from one Windows OS version to another.

The Windows operating system has long been in existence and it has evolved through the years since it was first released decades back.

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