What is the difference between .gz and .wim?
- Extension
- .gz
- .wim
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Compressed
- Disk Image
- Developer
- The GNU Project
- Microsoft
- Description
- This is a compressed archive file that contains one or more files compressed by standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. It is mainly used by Unix OS.
- It is a file-based disk image format created by Microsoft for its latest Windows OS releases, Windows Server 2008 and the Windows Vista. Windows Imaging Format (wim), is used for the standard installation method of the OS.
- MIME Type
- application/x-compressed
- application/x-ms-wim
- Sample
- sample.gz
- Wikipedia
- .gz on Wikipedia
- .wim on Wikipedia