

How to Convert install.esd to install.wim (Windows 10/8)ġ. How to Extract an INSTALL.WIM file that contains several INSTALL.WIM files.In this tutorial you can find detailed instructions on how to extract install.esd file, in order to get the correct install.wim file, needed to repair Windows 10 or Windows 8/8.1 (Export Install.WIM from Install.ESD) (To view all the contents of an install.esd file you can use 7zip) Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, etc.), so DISM could not find the correct files required to repair Windows. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:ESD:X:\Sources\install.esdīut many users complained, that even by using the correct install.esd file, the DISM tool could not find the source files required for the repair.Īfter many tests I realized that the DISM could not find the source files error is happened because, in the latest Windows versions the install.esd file can contain multiple Windows 10 images (install.wim files), for several Windows versions (e.g.The install.esd file, can be used as a repair source, when using the DISM command line tool with the /Source switch to repair Windows 10 or Windows 8/8.1. The install.esd file is a compressed and encrypted file that contains a full copy of the Windows operating system in a protecting container. When you download a Windows 10 or 8 ISO file, by using the Media Creation tool, you will realize that there is an "install.esd" file under the "sources" folder (X:\Source\install.esd).
