| Format introduction | The Windows Imaging Format (WIM) is a file-based disk image format. It was developed by Microsoft to help deploy Windows Vista and subsequent versions of Windows operating system family, as well as Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs. |
| Technical details | Like other disk image formats, a WIM file contains a set of files and associated filesystem metadata. However, unlike sector-based formats (such as ISO or VHD), WIM is file-based: The fundamental unit of information in a WIM is a file. |
| File extension | .wim .swm |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Type of format | Disk image |
| Associated programs | ImageX, 7-Zip. |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Imaging_Format |
| WIM to 7z | convert from archive to archive |
| WIM to TAR | convert from archive to archive |
| WIM to ZIP | convert from archive to archive |