Extract specific Windows version from Windows 10 Multiple Edition ISO

The DISM command offers options such as export, getting wim information, and many other tools to interact with the ISO files. You will need admin permission to execute the command.

1] Download and mount the ISO file

The first step is to download the ISO file, and Microsoft offers a straightforward way. Go to the official website, and download the Windows 10 Installation Tool. You will have two options—Upgrade or Create USB/ISO file. Choose the second option, and then choose the ISO option. Save the ISO file on the computer. Once the download is complete, right-click on the ISO file and select the Mount option. In File Explorer, the ISO file will be available as a drive with a letter assigned to it. Note the drive name.

Get into the drive, and double click the sources older to locate the file— install.wim or install.esd You will need the exact path to extract the file, which in our case is: or

2] Find the index of the Windows 10 version

Open Command Prompt with admin permission by typing CMD in the start menu, and then right-click to run as administrator when it appears in the list. Then execute the following command to find the index of the Windows version you want to extract. Replace the <path_to_install.wim> with the exact path. The option /Get-WimInfo will display a list of images in the Wim File. The result of the command will include the two most important parameters—Index and Name. While the first will be required in the next step to extract the file, the latter will help you identify the version wanted by you.

3] Extract the specific version of iSO

In the last section, we will use the Export-Image option to extract that index into a new file. Make sure to include the image file path, i.e., WIM file, and the same for the destination. The process will take its sweet time, but in the end, you will have the exact version of the Windows file, which will be smaller than everything else. Read next: How to extract Specific Files from Windows System Image Backup.