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Disk file format

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. Wikipedia →

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Read the overview: Windows Imaging FormatA 5-minute orientation
Pick up a classic book: Encyclopedia of graphics file formatsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
Go sideways: Windows Assessment and Deployment KitA closely related topic
Go sideways: Windows Deployment ServicesA closely related topic

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📚 Books worth reading

Encyclopedia of graphics file formatsJames D. Murray · 1994
📕Get Started with Microsoft PowerPoint 97! - Illustrated InteractiveMac Mendelsohn · 1997

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