{"id":5500,"date":"2017-10-14T11:26:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T05:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5500"},"modified":"2025-03-06T18:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T13:07:48","slug":"convert-esd-to-wim-dism-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/convert-esd-to-wim-dism-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert ESD to WIM (Install.ESD to Install.WIM) in Windows ISO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary:<\/strong> 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

However, when you download Windows 10 using the Media Creation Tool<\/a> or the Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant, you may find install.esd<\/code> instead of install.wim<\/code>. The install.wim<\/code> has given way to install.esd<\/code>, an Electronic Software Download (ESD) file format, due to its high compression ratio.<\/p>\n

ESD is a highly compressed format whose file size comes around 80% compared to a WIM image. But the ESD image format is read-only and thus has drawbacks. For instance, it can’t be deployed using a WDS server. So you need to convert the ESD file to a WIM file to service the image or deploy it. You’ll need to convert install.esd<\/code> to install.wim<\/code> in the Windows source to integrate updates and drivers<\/a> (a.k.a. slipstream<\/em>) with the original setup disk.<\/p>\n

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Convert ESD to WIM<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Using NTLite<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Using ESD2WIM command script<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Using DISM or PowerShell<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Using PowerISO<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    How to Convert ESD to WIM in Windows 10<\/h2>\n

    <\/a>Using NTLite<\/h3>\n

    NTLite<\/a> is an excellent tool that helps you integrate updates, drivers, automate Windows and application setup, speed up the Windows deployment process, and have it all set for the next time. It can easily convert an ESD file WIM format.<\/p>\n

    Start NTLite and add a source (image directory or point to a .esd file)<\/p>\n

    \"convert<\/p>\n

    Right-click on the source, click Convert, and select WIM (standard, editable) from the submenu.<\/p>\n

    It asks for confirmation. The confirmation window also has a checkbox named Replace source image<\/strong>. Enable the option if you don’t want the source image (.ESD).<\/p>\n

    \"convert<\/p>\n

    Note:<\/strong> You can also export an individual index or image (by right-clicking on a specific item) to a WIM file.<\/em><\/p>\n

    The ESD to WIM conversion (or vice versa) may take around 10 minutes to complete, depending upon the Windows 10 version and ESD\/WIM file size.<\/p>\n

    Here you go!<\/p>\n

    \"convert<\/p>\n

    It’s effortless using NTLite. If you prefer a native and command-line method, we have the DISM command-line to accomplish the task.<\/p>\n

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    <\/a>Using ESD2WIM Converter Command Script<\/h3>\n

    The ESD2WIM command script or a batch file can convert the install.wim<\/code> file to install.esd<\/code> using DISM.<\/p>\n

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    1. Download the ESD2WIM-WIM2ESD.cmd file from GitHub<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. Right-click ESD2WIM-WIM2ESD.cmd and click Run as administrator.<\/li>\n
    3. In the console window, type the path to install.esd<\/code>\n
      The next screen will display the number of indexes (with the corresponding editions) in the WIM file.<\/div>\n

      \"esd<\/p>\n