Mount a previously created disk image (virtual HD or ISO).
Syntax Mount-DiskImage [-ImagePath] String[] [-StorageType StorageType] [-Access Access] [-NoDriveLetter] [-CimSession CimSession[]] [-ThrottleLimit Int32] [-AsJob] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [CommonParameters ] Mount-DiskImage -InputObject CimInstance[] [-Access Access] [-NoDriveLetter] [-CimSession CimSession[]] [-ThrottleLimit Int32] [-AsJob] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [CommonParameters ] Key -Access Mount the VHD file in read-only or read-write mode. If this parameter is not used or you specify the Unknown parameter value for the VHD file, the VHD file is mounted in read-write mode. ISO files are mounted in read-only mode regardless of what parameter value you provide. -AsJob Run the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete. -CimSession Run the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer. -Confirm Prompt for confirmation before running the cmdlet. -ImagePath The path to the VHD or ISO file. -InputObject The input object that is used in a pipeline command. -NoDriveLetter Do not assign a drive letter to the VHD or ISO file after mounting. -PassThru Return an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output. -StorageType The storage type of a file: ISO, VHD, VHDx, or Unknown. If the StorageType parameter is not specified or the Unknown type is provided, then the storage type is determined by file extension. -ThrottleLimit The maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then PowerShell calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer. -whatIf Describe the command without actually executing it.
Mount-DiskImage mounts a previously created disk image (virtual hard disk or ISO), making it appear as a normal disk.
This requires the full path of the VHD or ISO file.
If the file is already mounted, then the cmdlet will display the following error:
-- "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process."
To mount a VHD file, administrator privileges is required. Administrator privileges are not needed to mount an ISO file on Windows 8. On Windows Server 2012, only an administrator is allowed to mount or eject an ISO file.
To create and mount a VHD on a computer running Hyper-V, use the New-VHD and Mount-VHD cmdlets in the Hyper-V module (which is included in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 but not enabled by default). Alternatively, open Disk Management and then choose Create VHD from the Action menu.
Standard Aliases for Mount-DiskImage: none
Mount an ISO by specifying the image path:
PS C:\> Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "E:\ISO-Files\palestine.iso"
"I re-invented my image so many times that I'm in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman" ~ David Bowie
Dismount-DiskImage - Dismount a disk image (virtual hard disk or ISO) so that it can no longer be accessed as a disk.
Get-DiskImage - Get one or more disk image objects (virtual hard disk or ISO).