To convert a BIN file to ISO on Windows 10 with WinBin2Iso, extract the WinBin2Iso ZIP file first, open the program, pick your BIN file as the source, pick an ISO file name and folder as the destination, and press Convert. When conversion finishes, mount the new ISO in File Explorer to check that its files are readable. The workflow is the same as on Windows 11, with only small differences in SmartScreen wording and in how File Explorer shows the Mount option.
WinBin2Iso is a free, portable Windows tool by Nenad Hrg and SoftwareOK for converting BIN and MDF disc images to ISO. The latest version is v6.79, released on 19 October 2026. There is no installer and no Mac, Linux, or Android version. On Windows 10, download the version that matches your PC, usually the 64-bit build, and keep the program in its extracted folder. The WinBin2Iso download page has the current version and the official links.
Extract first, then run
Save the ZIP file, right-click it, and choose Extract All. Choose a simple destination folder and complete the extraction. Then open that folder and double-click WinBin2Iso. Do not run it from the preview view inside the ZIP file. That is one of the most common reasons for errors, including the program closing at once or failing part-way through a conversion. If you hit that problem, see the run-from-ZIP error guide and why WinBin2Iso closes immediately.
Step-by-step on Windows 10
- Open WinBin2Iso from the extracted folder. If Windows SmartScreen appears, read it carefully. On Windows 10 the wording may say that Windows protected your PC and that the app is from an unknown publisher. This is a general Windows warning for downloaded programs. Only continue with a copy you downloaded from the official source yourself.
- Select the BIN source. Use the browse button to find your .bin file. You do not need to select a .cue file for a data BIN conversion. Keep the CUE file with the original files anyway until you have verified the ISO, because it is useful if you later mount or burn the original.
- Select the ISO destination. Browse to a folder on a drive with enough free space, and give the output a clear name ending in .iso. Avoid saving directly to the Desktop if the file is very large and your Desktop is synced, because syncing can slow things down.
- Press Convert and wait. Let the progress bar finish. Do not close the laptop lid, sleep the PC, or remove the source drive during conversion. If the conversion stops with a write error, check free space and drive permissions first, as covered in the guide to conversion stuck and write errors.
- Check the ISO. After success, find the ISO in File Explorer. A data ISO is often a little smaller than the original BIN, because ISO keeps the user data from each sector and drops some of the extra raw sector data. That is expected and is explained in why an ISO is smaller than a BIN.
Differences from Windows 11
The conversion itself is identical on Windows 10 and Windows 11. The differences are in the surrounding Windows interface. SmartScreen wording differs slightly between Windows 10 and Windows 11 builds, and the File Explorer ribbon and right-click menu look different, but the Mount command is in the same place in spirit: right-click the ISO and choose Mount. On Windows 10, after mounting, the ISO appears as a new drive in This PC. Open it, check the contents, and use Eject when you are done.
Verify before you delete anything
Mount the ISO, open its folders, and open a few files. Compare the file listing with what you expect from the original disc. If the ISO mounts and the files open, the conversion has done its basic job. Keep the original BIN and CUE until that check is done. A fuller checklist is in how to verify an ISO after conversion. If the ISO will not mount, do not assume the BIN was bad: first confirm the conversion completed, the ISO file is not zero bytes, and the destination drive is healthy.
Audio CD warning
If your BIN and CUE came from an audio CD, think before converting. A single ISO can lose the multi-track structure of an audio CD. Keeping the BIN and CUE, or mounting them together, is often safer for audio discs. ISO is the right target for data discs, such as software, documents, and files stored as a data track. For more detail, see the guide to audio CD BIN to ISO and lost tracks.
FAQ
Is the Windows 10 process different from Windows 11? No, the WinBin2Iso steps are the same. Only SmartScreen wording and File Explorer menus look slightly different. The Windows 11 guide at convert BIN to ISO on Windows 11 covers the same conversion if you move between PCs.
Do I need to install WinBin2Iso on Windows 10? No. It is portable. Extract the ZIP and run it. There is no installer, and it does not need to be installed to convert BIN files to ISO.
Why is my ISO smaller than my BIN? For data discs this is normal. A raw BIN can hold 2,352 bytes per sector, while ISO stores the 2,048 bytes of user data from a MODE1 sector. The extra bytes are sector overhead, not files you can open.
What if Mount is missing from the right-click menu? Make sure the file really ends in .iso, that another program has not taken over the ISO association, and that you are right-clicking the ISO itself, not a shortcut. Mounting is covered in the guide to mounting an ISO, and the Windows 10 steps are the same in practice.