Make an ISO from a DVD/CD on Windows 11

Making an ISO on a Windows 11 (and maybe Windows 10, can't remember when I figured this out) is a lot harder than it needs to be. So I figured out a way to do it using defensible tools i.e. no random third-party apps without source code disclosure.

[@retroandgaming]

Thanks mate, this was really helpfull! I keep forgetting that I have ubuntu installed (wsl2) on my Windows machine :) The package is not called mkisofs anymore but instead just run: sudo apt install genisoimage
The name of the binary installed is still mkisofs though.

[@livingstones1196]

Nice video for smart people

[@inet4662]

I tried this on a ps2 game but the filesize seems small and the iso doesnt open in pcsx2. The game opens if run through the dvd drive itself. Infrarecorder which is an old open source program to do this stopped working recently

[@MissingRemote]

PS2 games have DRM on them. This will only work with unencrypted discs.

[@SauletekioKlinika-u1q]

Instructions is for Ubuntu linux, not for Windows

[@MissingRemote]

Sorry, you seem to either have not watched the video or deeply misunderstand what's going on here. I am leveraging WSL on Windows to make an ISO without installing any dodgy 3rd party apps. You can use WSL to all sorts of things like this.

[@apokalypti42]

Thank you! Worked like a charm.

[@johnigland5577]

amazing! just what I was looking for!

[@msteele999]

so much better than installing bloat / crapware from questionable sites!

[@JohnSmith-qq4bn]

It doesn't work
Don't waste your time

[@MissingRemote]

Happy to try to figure out where you're struggling. This is fairly basic functionality on a Linux distro. It should work on any working instance.

[@SauletekioKlinika-u1q]

@@MissingRemote But description say Windows, not Linux. Change misleading description then.

[@MissingRemote]

@@SauletekioKlinika-u1q Sorry, you seem to either have not watched the video or deeply misunderstand what's going on here. I am leveraging WSL on Windows to make an ISO without installing any dodgy 3rd party apps. The title is 100% accurate.

[@SauletekioKlinika-u1q]

@@MissingRemote Please, add instructions how to start WSL to your video

[@MissingRemote]

@@SauletekioKlinika-u1q learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install