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title: "What is .EXE File?"  
description: "What is .EXE File?"  
author: "Ava Reeve"  
published: 2017-11-27  
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# What is .EXE File?

What is .EXE [File](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp)?

## Answers

### Answer by Uttam Misra

.exe *(extension name)* is an **executable** file which is used in **Operating Systems** *(like MS Dos, Windows OS, OpenVMS and React OS)* to open **software applications** or you can say **software** programs.An **executable** file can be run by a program in **Microsoft DOS** or **Windows** through a **command** or a **double click**.\


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