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!! Script File Extensions in Windows #

!! Script File Extensions in Windows #

.BAT – A batch file. Contains a list of commands that will be run on your computer if you open it. Originally used by MS-DOS.
.CMD – A batch file. Similar to .BAT, but this file extension was introduced in Windows NT.
.VB, .VBS – A VBScript file. Will execute its included VBScript code if you run it.
.VBE – An encrypted VBScript file. Similar to a VBScript file, but it’s not easy to tell what the file will actually do if you run it.
.JS – A JavaScript file. .JS files are normally used by webpages and are safe if run in Web browsers. However, Windows will run .JS files outside the browser with no sandboxing.
.JSE – An encrypted JavaScript file.
.WS, .WSF – A Windows Script file.
.WSC, .WSH – Windows Script Component and Windows Script Host control files. Used along with with Windows Script files.
.PS1, .PS1XML, .PS2, .PS2XML, .PSC1,.PSC2 – A Windows PowerShell script. Runs PowerShell commands in the order specified in the file.
.MSH, .MSH1, .MSH2, .MSHXML,.MSH1XML, .MSH2XML – A Monad script file. Monad was later renamed PowerShell.

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