The Windows 8.1 Update can be installed in Appliances with small disks, thanks to a new technology developed by Microsoft for this new version of the operating system.
The new option installations, which is simply called Windows Image Boot (WIMBoot), was specifically designed to be installed on UEFI and SSD drives up to 16 GB, so users still have plenty of storage for their files and applications.
Essentially, WIMBoot, which is available on all Windows 8.1 Update storage drives, no longer extracts all files from an image file, but instead uses a file point to keep everything compressed to the original WIM. This way, users have the same folder structure, but underneath all the files are compressed, and this helps save space on your device.
Η παραπάνω διαδικασία μπορούσε να γίνει μέχρι τώρα μόνο με το χέρι και συνήθως ήταν λίγο πιο πολύπλοκη διαδικασία , αλλά στο τέλος, θα μπορούσατε να καταλήξετε με 12 GB ελεύθερου χώρου σε μια unit 16 GB.
Essentially, you would copy the WIM file to a separate partition on the disk that looks like an "image" (just like you would for an image (recovery) of an operating system recovery), and then use DISM to create the WIM file from the files from the C: disk operating folder. "Windows recognizes this file (WIM) and knows how to boot the operating system," explains Microsoft.
On a 16 GB drive, Windows 8.1 typically requires up to 9 GB and there is room for users around 7 GB, which is considered capable of storing files and installing applications. Using the new WIMBoot system, on the other hand, Windows installation could require about 3 GB and thus leave you with about 12 GB of free disk space.
And this is not the only advantage of the WIM file. Microsoft says it can also be used as a repair-recovery image in case your Windows installation crashes and you need to repair it quickly.
Redmond reports that most tablet devices pre-configured to use WIMBoot will hit the market in the coming months in an effort to provide users with enough storage capacity for files and applications.
At this point we remind you that a 32 GB Surface tablet 2 has only 18GB of free space, while the 64GB model comes with 47GB of available disk space.
