Microsoft’s ‘WIMBoot’ Technique Spares Precious Storage on Windows 8 Devices
WIMBoot. It sounds a bit like something you’d want to purchase before going on a cross-country hike in the snow. In actuality, it’s a new technological technique from Microsoft that arrived as a part of the big Windows 8.1 update this past Wednesday, and it should free up a bit more space on Windows 8 certified devices than your typical operating system installation would otherwise take up.
The catch? Said devices will want to be running speedier flash-based storage — like a 32GB SSD, for example — since the WIMBoot technology will impact performance to an undisclosed degree. And, honestly, WIMBoot is the kind of setup you’ll want to run on these speedier, smaller-capacity devices; it wouldn’t make much sense for a 500-gigabyte hard drive.
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