Image Customization
With the help of ImageX (in Windows Vista and later) or DISM (in Windows 8 and later), a WIM image can be mounted as a new volume with a drive letter associated, so that its contents can be read or modified.
A set of public APIs for manipulating WIMs allows developers to write their own tools for WIM. A number of third party applications have therefore included the capability to read or write WIM files.
WIM images can be made bootable. Windows Setup DVD in Windows Vista and later use such WIM files. In this case, BOOT.WIM contains a bootable version of Windows PE from which the installation is performed. Other setup files are held in the INSTALL.WIM.
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