{"id":5023,"date":"2016-12-28T17:20:25","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T11:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5023"},"modified":"2023-03-23T11:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T06:09:13","slug":"iso-find-windows-build-version-edition-using-dism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/iso-find-windows-build-version-edition-using-dism\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Windows version, build and edition from ISO or DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows 10 or Windows 11 ISO files downloaded from Microsoft<\/a> will have descriptive names, such as en_windows_10_pro_10586_x64_dvd.iso<\/code> and en_windows_10_pro_14393_x86_dvd.iso<\/code>, depending upon the variant you downloaded.\u00a0The file name depicts the language, version, build edition, and the bitness of the Operating System contained in the ISO.<\/p>\n

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Let’s assume you have a copy of the Windows ISO with a generic name such as windows_10.iso<\/code> (which doesn’t make any sense) obtained from a friend. To find the Windows version, build and edition from an ISO file or Windows Setup DVD, you can use the DISM tool.<\/p>\n

Find Windows version, build, edition from ISO<\/h2>\n

To find the Windows version, build and edition<\/a> from an ISO file or DVD, use these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Mount the ISO file by double-clicking on it. By default, Mount will be the default action for ISO files. If not, right-click on the file and choose “Mount” in the context menu.<\/li>\n
  2. Double-click the drive letter of the mounted drive.<\/li>\n
  3. Double-click the Sources<\/code> folder.<\/li>\n
  4. Sort folder contents by Name, and look for a file named install.wim<\/code>. If install.wim<\/code> is missing, then you’ll have install.esd<\/code>.\n

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    Install.esd located in the Sources folder.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  5. Open an elevated Command Prompt<\/a> window, and then type the following command:\n
    dism \/Get-WimInfo \/WimFile:F:\\sources\\install.wim \/index:1<\/pre>\n
    In the ISO file, if you have install.esd<\/code> instead of install.wim<\/code>, you’d type:<\/p>\n
    dism \/Get-WimInfo \/WimFile:F:\\sources\\install.esd \/index:1<\/pre>\n
    DISM can handle both these file formats (.wim<\/code> & .esd<\/code>), at least in Windows 10.<\/p>\n
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    \nRunning DISM command on install.esd<\/span><\/p>\n
    You’ll see the following output:<\/p>\n
    Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool\r\nVersion: 10.0.14393.0\r\n\r\nDetails for image : F:\\sources\\install.esd\r\n\r\nIndex : 1\r\nName : Windows 10 Pro\r\nDescription : Windows 10 Pro\r\nSize : 14,747,431,455 bytes\r\nWIM Bootable : No\r\nArchitecture : x64\r\nHal : \r\nVersion : 10.0.14393\r\nServicePack Build : 0\r\nServicePack Level : 0\r\nEdition : Professional\r\nInstallation : Client\r\nProductType : WinNT\r\nProductSuite : Terminal Server\r\nSystem Root : WINDOWS\r\nDirectories : 19070\r\nFiles : 103878\r\nCreated : 7\/16\/2016 - 8:35:47 PM\r\nModified : 8\/3\/2016 - 3:15:18 AM\r\nLanguages : en-US (Default)\r\n<\/pre>\n
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    If you’re using Windows 7, running the above DISM command-line with the .esd<\/code> file name parameter would throw the following error:<\/p>\n
    An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.
    \nThe DISM log file can be found at C:\\Windows\\Logs\\DISM\\dism.log<\/div>\n
    In that case, you can pass boot.wim<\/code> as the parameter, as below:<\/p>\n
    dism \/Get-WimInfo \/WimFile:F:\\sources\\boot.wim \/index:1<\/pre>\n
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    Running DISM command on boot.wim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    This results in the following output:<\/p>\n
    Details for image : F:\\sources\\boot.wim\r\n\r\nIndex : 1\r\nName : Microsoft Windows PE (x64)\r\nDescription : Microsoft Windows PE (x64)\r\nSize : 1,501,424,835 bytes\r\nWIM Bootable : No\r\nArchitecture : x64\r\nHal : \r\nVersion : 10.0.14393\r\nServicePack Build : 0\r\nServicePack Level : 0\r\nEdition : WindowsPE\r\nInstallation : WindowsPE\r\nProductType : WinNT\r\nProductSuite :\r\nSystem Root : WINDOWS\r\nDirectories : 3313\r\nFiles : 15074\r\nCreated : 7\/16\/2016 - 6:26:52 PM\r\nModified : 8\/3\/2016 - 3:11:57 AM\r\nLanguages : en-US (Default)\r\n\r\nThe operation completed successfully.\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
    Note that for Multi-arch ISO files that include both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows, the boot.wim, install.wim, install.esd<\/code>\u00a0file path varies slightly. These files are located under their respective architecture folders.<\/p>\n
    \\x86\\sources\\\r\n\\x64\\sources\\<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Easier way using DISM GUI!<\/h3>\n
    Download the DISM GUI<\/a> utility and open a WIM or ESD file in it. Click the “Display WIM Info<\/strong>” button. It works for install.wim<\/code> as well as install.esd<\/code> — if you’re using Windows 10.<\/p>\n
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    You’ll see the list of indexes and the corresponding Windows OS editions under the “DISM Output” section below. The OS version<\/a> is also displayed in the output.<\/p>\n
    We covered DISM GUI before<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
    That’s it! You’ve now obtained the maximum information about the Operating System included in an ISO file, such as the OS version, edition, Service Pack level, architecture.<\/p>\n
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    DISM Get-WimInfo showing the wrong version?<\/h2>\n
    Sometimes, the Windows 8 or 10 ISOs may have the wrong version info metadata that causes the above DISM command to show the wrong version or build.<\/p>\n
    I downloaded the Windows 20 20H2 ISO (20H2 Build starts with 19042.nnn) from Microsoft.<\/a><\/p>\n