What is the difference between .mbr and .wim?
- Extension
- .mbr
- .wim
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Disk Image
- Disk Image
- Developer
- IBM
- Microsoft
- Description
- MBR was introduced by IBM PC. It is called Master Boot Record as it's a unique boot sector found at the beginning of a drive. It stores the OS boot loader and information on the drive's logical partitions.
- 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-msdos-program
- application/x-ms-wim
- Wikipedia
- .mbr on Wikipedia
- .wim on Wikipedia