Building on technology that the Windows Vista operating system introduced, Windows 7 deployment technology has evolved significantly since Windows XP Professional . For example, it supports file-based disk imaging to make high-volume deployments quicker, more efficient, and more cost effective . The Windows 7 operating system also provides more robust deployment tools through the Windows Automated Installation Kit 2 .0 (Windows AIK 2 .0), including Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE).