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For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Exe_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Exe (disambiguation)">Exe</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.15em;">Windows Executable File</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Windows_11_executable.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Windows_11_executable.svg/120px-Windows_11_executable.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Windows_11_executable.svg/250px-Windows_11_executable.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="256" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Filename_extension" title="Filename extension">Filename extension</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><div class="monospaced"> .exe</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Media_type" title="Media type">Internet media type</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886049734" /><div class="monospaced"> <code>application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable</code></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/File_format#Magic_number" title="File format">Magic number</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;">0x4d 0x5a</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;">Developed by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;">Type of format</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;">Executable file</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Container_format" title="Container format">Container for</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;"><a href="/wiki/DOS_MZ_executable" title="DOS MZ executable">MZ</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Executable" title="New Executable">NE</a>, LX, <a href="/wiki/Linear_Executable" title="Linear Executable">LE</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portable_Executable" title="Portable Executable">PE</a>, PE32+, W3, W4, DL, MP, P2, P3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height: 1.2; padding-right: 0.65em;"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Open_file_format" title="Open file format">Open format</a>?</span></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.35;">No</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>For <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/OS/2" title="OS/2">OS/2</a>, and <a href="/wiki/DOS" title="DOS">DOS</a>, <b>.exe</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Filename_extension" title="Filename extension">filename extension</a> that denotes a file as being <a href="/wiki/Executable" title="Executable">executable</a> – a <a href="/wiki/Computer_program" title="Computer program">computer program</a> – containing an <a href="/wiki/Entry_point" title="Entry point">entry point</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to being executable (adjective) such a file is often called an executable (noun) which is sometimes abbreviated as EXE. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="File_formats">File formats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: File formats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/File_format" title="File format">file format</a> of an EXE file varies by operating system version. </p><p>An operating system cannot use an EXE file unless it is formatted for it. Note that some formats support multiple operating systems. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DOS"><span class="anchor" id="MZ"></span><span class="anchor" id="NE"></span>DOS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: DOS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>16-bit <a href="/wiki/DOS_MZ_executable" title="DOS MZ executable">DOS MZ executable</a> (MZ)</dt> <dd>The original DOS executable file format. These formats can be identified by the letters "MZ" at the beginning of the file in ASCII. Later formats may contain an MZ <a href="/wiki/DOS_stub" class="mw-redirect" title="DOS stub">DOS stub</a> header.<sup id="cite_ref-PE_Format_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PE_Format-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>16-bit <a href="/wiki/New_Executable" title="New Executable">New Executable</a> (NE)</dt> <dd>Introduced with the multitasking <a href="/wiki/MS-DOS_4.0_(multitasking)" title="MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking)">MS-DOS 4.0</a> and also used by 16-bit <a href="/wiki/OS/2" title="OS/2">OS/2</a> and Windows, NE can be identified by the "NE" in ASCII.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="OS/2"><span id="OS.2F2"></span>OS/2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: OS/2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="LX"></span><span class="anchor" id="LE"></span> </p> <dl><dt>32-bit Linear Executable (LX)</dt> <dd>Introduced with OS/2 2.0, these can be identified by the "LX" in ASCII. These can only be run by OS/2 2.0 and higher.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Mixed 16/32-bit Linear Executable (LE)</dt> <dd>Introduced with OS/2 2.0, these can be identified by the "LE" in ASCII. <a href="/wiki/VxD" title="VxD">VxD</a> drivers on <a href="/wiki/Windows_3.1x" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 3.1x">Windows 3.x</a>, <a href="/wiki/OS/2" title="OS/2">OS/2</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Windows_9x" title="Windows 9x">Windows 9x</a> also use LE format.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Windows">Windows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Windows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="PE"></span><span class="anchor" id="PE32+"></span> </p> <dl><dt>32-bit <a href="/wiki/Portable_Executable" title="Portable Executable">Portable Executable</a> (PE)</dt> <dd>Introduced with <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT" title="Windows NT">Windows NT</a>, they are <a href="/wiki/Fat_binary" title="Fat binary">fat binaries</a> consisting of a DOS-specific and a Windows-specific part. The DOS-specific part (dubbed <a href="/wiki/DOS_stub" class="mw-redirect" title="DOS stub">DOS stub</a>) is a legitimate 16-bit DOS program. Microsoft C++ linker, by default, uses a minimal DOS stub that prints the following message: "This program cannot be run in DOS mode."<sup id="cite_ref-PE_Format_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PE_Format-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-/STUB_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-/STUB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DOS_Stub_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DOS_Stub-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows ignores the DOS stub and executes the Windows-specific portion that starts with the "PE\0\0" ASCII sequence (letters "PE" and two null bytes).<sup id="cite_ref-PE_Format_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PE_Format-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With some linkers, it is possible to specify a custom DOS stub.<sup id="cite_ref-PE_Format_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PE_Format-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-/STUB_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-/STUB-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dosStub.exe_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dosStub.exe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indeed, there are a few dual programs, such as <a href="/wiki/Windows_Registry" title="Windows Registry">regedit</a> in <a href="/wiki/Windows_95" title="Windows 95">Windows 95</a><sup id="cite_ref-regedit_in_real_mode_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-regedit_in_real_mode-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and old versions of <a href="/wiki/WinZip" title="WinZip">WinZIP</a> self extractors.</dd> <dt>64-bit Portable Executable (PE32+)</dt> <dd>Introduced by 64-bit versions of Windows, this is a PE file with wider fields. In most cases, code can be written to simply work as either a 32 or 64-bit PE file.<sup id="cite_ref-PE32plus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PE32plus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This file also includes a DOS stub.<sup id="cite_ref-dosStub.exe_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dosStub.exe-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="W3"></span><span class="anchor" id="W4"></span><span class="anchor" id="DL"></span><span class="anchor" id="MP"></span><span class="anchor" id="P2"></span><span class="anchor" id="P3"></span> There are other EXE formats, including but not limited to <i>W3</i> (a collection of LE files, only used in WIN386.EXE), <i>W4</i> (a compressed collection of LE files, only used in VMM32.VXD), <i>DL</i>, <i>MP</i>, <i>P2</i>, <i>P3</i> (last three used by <a href="/wiki/Phar_Lap_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Phar Lap (company)">Phar Lap</a> extenders).<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_executable_file_formats" title="Comparison of executable file formats">Comparison of executable file formats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executable_compression" title="Executable compression">Executable compression</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IExpress" title="IExpress">IExpress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_file_formats#Object_code,_executable_files,_shared_and_dynamically_linked_libraries" title="List of file formats">List of file formats § Object code, executable files, shared and dynamically linked libraries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CMD_file_(CP/M)" title="CMD file (CP/M)">CMD file (CP/M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windows_Installer" title="Windows Installer">Windows Installer</a> files (msi)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=.exe&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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