Summary: In this article, we will see how to extract or convert install.esd to install.wim file format in the Windows 10 ISO image using DISM or other methods.
The Windows Imaging Format (WIM) is a file-based disk image format developed by Microsoft to help deploy Windows operating system. The DISM tool (Deployment Image Service and Management Tool) can perform servicing tasks on a WIM file. For example, you can add or remove a device driver from an offline image.
However, when you download Windows 10 using the Media Creation Tool or the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant, you may find install.esd
instead of install.wim
. The install.wim
has given way to install.esd
, an Electronic Software Download (ESD) file format, due to its high compression ratio.Read more