.BAT (batch file – DOS/Windows) |
.JAR (Java archive) |
.PIF (shortcut to DOS file plus code) |
.VBE (Visual Basic script-encoded) |
.CMD (batch file – Windows) |
.HTA (hypertext application) |
.PIF (A program information file for MS-DOS programs. While .PIF files aren’t supposed to contain executable code, Windows will treat .PIFs the same as .EXE files if they contain executable code.) |
.VBS (Visual Basic script) |
.COM (machine language) |
.LNK (shortcut to an executable) |
.PS1, .PS1XML, .PS2, .PS2XML, .PSC1, .PSC2 (A Windows PowerShell script. Runs PowerShell commands in the order specified in the file.) |
.WS (Windows script) |
.CPL (A Control Panel file. All of the utilities found in the Windows Control Panel are .CPL files.) |
.MSP (A Windows installer patch file. Used to patch applications deployed with .MSI files.) |
.SCR (A Windows screen saver. Windows screen savers can contain executable code.) |
.WSF (Windows script) |
.EXE (executable script) |
.MSC (A Microsoft Management Console file. Applications such as the group policy editor and disk management tool are .MSC files.) |
.SHS (OLE object package) |
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