If you’re running Daemon Tools 4.35.5 on Windows 7 and noticing slow mounting times or random lag, it might not be the software itself. Older systems often struggle because one component is holding everything back, especially when dealing with virtual drives and ISO files. I had a similar issue and realized my CPU and storage were the limiting factors. Before upgrading randomly, I checked my setup with a quick bottleneck test here
https://bottleneckcheck.com it helped me see where the imbalance was. Might be worth checking your CPU/GPU/RAM combo to see what’s really slowing things down.