So what is an .ex_ file? Although its name is quite unusual this is just a compressed executable file, also known as .exe. As you know .exe files are used for or sorts of things, such as starting setup processes for example. Sometimes in order to make the files smaller the developers compress the .exe file into a .ex_ file. Here’s Microsoft’s definition of an .ex_file: We also have to warn you that .ex_ and .ex files are not the same. While the former are compressed .exe files the latter are sometimes used for spyware. Now when we know what is .ex file extension let’s see how to open .ex_ files.
Steps to open ex_file files in Windows 10
As we said earlier .ex_ files are just compressed .exe files, and in order to open it you’ll have to decompress them. Although this sounds a bit complicated it’s actually a lot simpler than it sounds. To decompress .ex_ file you need to do the following: If you get the message ‘Error Msg: Can’t Open Output File <filename.ext>’ while trying to perform step 3, you need to do the following: Since an .ex_file is a compressed .exe file and you need to simply decompress it, maybe you want to learn more about file compression and decompression tools. Here are some posts that may interest you:
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That’s about it, I hope this article helped to better understand ex_file extension in Windows 10. If you have any comments, or questions, just reach for the comments below.
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