What are Executable Application Files?

Executable files are files that run as programs on your operating system when they are opened (started). In more basic terms, an executable file comprises of a number of instructions that are executed by your computer when the file is opened.

A computer program is nothing more than sequence of instructions (lines of code). When installed on a computer system, they exist in the form of executable files.

Popular Executable Application File Extensions


Executable App Types

File Database Breakdown - Executable Application File Extensions


Top Executable Application File Extensions

File Extension Total Number of Files Oldest File (Date) Latest File (Date)
SCR 100 scrnsave.scr
(11/02/2006)
vaesaver.scr
(02/24/2020)
PRX 402 winsat.prx
(11/02/2006)
PcleHighQualityNTSC.prx
(01/20/2020)
COM 35 chcp.com
(11/02/2006)
hdlscom2.com
(03/04/2020)
EFI 17 bootmgfw.efi
(04/11/2009)
SecConfig.efi
(03/04/2020)
OUT 40 LXACALG4.OUT
(09/18/2006)
test.xml.out
(02/17/2020)
MST 60 luna.mst
(04/14/2008)
ShellUI.MST
(03/04/2020)
BIN 4592 c4.bin
(09/18/2006)
ShutdownPerformanceDiagnostics_SystemData.bin
(03/30/2020)
MSC 33 comexp.msc
(09/18/2006)
WF.msc
(03/04/2020)
VDM 6 mpasbase.vdm
(11/02/2006)
MpAvBase.vdm
(02/25/2020)
BAG 22 deMV3B-PropertyBag.bag
(06/18/2013)
saMV3G-PropertyBag.bag
(03/18/2017)
PNF 1489 machine.PNF
(11/02/2006)
volsnap.PNF
(03/23/2020)
XAP 45 CommunicatorContentBinApp.xap
(05/10/2017)
NativeHostAnnotationApp.xap
(02/12/2020)
EXE 8392 EXCH_regtrace.exe
(08/18/2001)
MpSigStub.exe
(03/30/2020)
XBAP 1 XamlViewer_v0300.xbap
(04/11/2009)
XamlViewer_v0300.xbap
(10/05/2019)
DS 6 wiatwain.ds
(11/02/2006)
WR2.ds
(02/01/2020)
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