How to Create ISO File with WinRAR

This guide explains how to create ISO File with WinRAR, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

Winrar only supports viewing and extracting ISO files. ISO files created with winrar can only be viewed and extracted by WinRAR software. If you create the ISO file of the Boot disk, Windows will have File corrupt error and we should create the ISO file with specialized software such as PowerISO, UltraISO.

Step 1: You right-click the folder to create ISO file (1) => Add to archive. (2) .

Step 2: You change the compressed file extension to the . iso extension (1) . Next, you choose the compressed file format is . RAR (2) => OK (3) .

Then the file compression process will take place.

And finally we have the complete . iso file as shown below.

Step 3: To open this ISO file, right-click on the file (1) and select Open with WinRAR (2) . Instead of opening the ISO file with WinRAR, you can choose the Extract. commands to extract the file directly with the WinRAR software.

With instructions to create an ISO file, we have to add the ISO compression format instead of the rar or zip format as usual. Have a nice day!