By Dylan / Last update May 21, 2024

An ISO file, also called a disc image, is a single file that’s a copy of an entire data CD or DVD. After making a bootable ISO file, you will first need to burn the ISO file to a CD/DVD or USB flash drive before you can use it. This article will show you how to burn ISO files to USB flash drive and CD/DVD with various burning software.

Before you do

  • Download a CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray burning software (here we take UltraISO, BurnAware, and FreeISOBurner for demonstration).
  • Prepare a USB flash drive or a recordable CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray disc.
  • Make sure your computer has a CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray burner.

How to Burn Bootable CD with FreeISOBurner

Insert your CD-rom, and then launch FreeISOBurner, click "Open" button to add the ISO file, choose your disc (CD/DVD or Blu-ray Disk) in the drive section;

free iso burner

 

Click "Burn" to burn the ISO file, after a while it will be completed.

locate iso file

How to Burn ISO file to USB drive with UltraISO

Burn bootable USB flash drive

 

Download UltraISO and install it. Start the software and click "continue to try" to use trial version;

 

In the main menu select "File"->"Open" add the ampe.iso file to the project;

launch ultraiso

Then insert your USB drive;

In the main menu select "bootable"->"Write Disk Image" to continue;

add iso

 

In the popup window, choose your USB disk drive, and select a "write method" and then writing;

write bootable usb

Burn Bootable ISO file to CD/DVD with UltraISO

1. The first three steps are the same as "Burn ISO file to USB drive".

2. In the main menu, select "Tools"->Burn CD/DVD Image, then it will popup the following window;

burn cd dvd image

 

In the popup window, choose your disc (CD/DVD or Blu-ray Disk), and then click "Burn" button to burn;

burning

At last you can use the bootable CD or USB flash drive to manage your computers.

How to Burn Bootable CD with BurnAware

Launch BurnAware and insert your CD, select "Burn image" in the main window;

burnware

In the popup window, choose your disc (CD/DVD or Blu-ray Disk) and click "Browse" button to add the ISO file;

Finally, click Burn button to burn the ISO file. Then you could use the bootable disc to manage your computers.

burnware burning

Download free 3rd-party burning software.