Windows Imaging Format
| Filename extension |
.wim, .swm, .esd |
|---|---|
| Internet media type |
application/x-ms-wim |
| Magic number | MSWIM\0\0\0 / WLPWM\0\0\0 for wimlib pipable variant |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Type of format | Disk image |
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 the Windows operating system family.