.WIM File

File extension: WIM

File type: Imaging Format Archive

Do you have WIM - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the WIM file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The WIM file type is primarily associated with 'Windows' by Microsoft Corporation. Windows Imaging Format is a file-based rather than sector-based image format. This means that the disk image can use Single-Instance Storage (SIS) technology. SIS allows duplicate files to be stored only once. In addition, .WIM files are highly compressed so the image is about one-third of the original. You can use .WIM files without deleting the original partition/directory beforehand. It appears that Microsoft will be using .WIM files for some future deployments. 7-Zip claims to be able to unarchive a WIM file. The Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment creates .WIM files for distribution.

Detailed information for file extension WIM:

Primary association: Windows

Company: Microsoft Corporation

File classification: Archive

Identifying characters Hex: 4D 53 57 49 4D , ASCII: MSWIM

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

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System Info for File Extension .WIM

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: 7-Zip.wim
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\7-Zip\7zFM.exe

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