How to convert ESD files to WIM files

Published April 30, 2022 by Danny Moran

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Introduction

Run Command Prompt or PowerShell as Administrator.
Change the working directory to the directory the .ESD file is located in.
Run the following command to find the index number of the .WIM you want to export.
```
dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:install.esd
```
Note: Replace install.esd with the name of your .ESD file.
Run the following command to export a .WIM file out of the .ESD file.
```
dism /export-image /SourceImageFile:install.esd /SourceIndex:1 /DestinationImageFile:install.wim /CheckIntegrity /Compress:max 
```
Note: Replace install.esd with the name of your .ESD file, replace the source index value with the index value of the WIM you want to export, and change install.wim to the name of the file that you want to be created.
Once the command has finished running, you should have a .WIM file in the directory the command was run.