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Convert folder to ISO for access in QEMU on Windows
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Fast way to convert some folders on your host machine to .iso files so that you can mount them as CDs on your guest OS. This is a way of how to do it. Save code from New-ISOFile/New-ISOFile.ps1 at main · TheDotSource/New-ISOFile as New-ISOFile.ps1 on your computer. Check if the code source is safe. Open Windows command prompt under a normal user Navigate to the folder where you've saved New-ISOFile.ps1 using the command prompt. Run this command:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -noprofile -c "& {  . .\New-ISOFile.ps1; New-ISOFile -source 'C:\Downloads\folder_you_want_to_convert_to_iso\' -destinationIso C:\folder_not_requiring_admin_priveleges_to_save_into_it\testiso.iso }"

Now, you can launch qemu so that your guest OS see that .iso file as a mounted CDROM.

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