INF (Windows)

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== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* {{DexvertSamples|text/windowsAutorun}}
 
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* {{DexvertSamples|text/windowsSetupINFormation}}
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Latest revision as of 04:01, 18 February 2024

File Format
Name INF (Windows)
Ontology
Extension(s) .inf, .pnf, .inf_loc
MIME Type(s) application/inf
PRONOM x-fmt/420, fmt/212

INF, or Windows Setup Information File, is a kind of INI file used by Microsoft Windows to control the installation of drivers and other software. Though it looks like a configuration file, it is used more like a setup script.

In addition to .inf format, there is a .pnf "Precompiled INF" format, and an .inf_loc format that reportedly contains cached information.

[edit] Identification

A standard INF file has a "[Version]" section, containing an item named "Signature". But note that some INF-like formats, such as Autorun.inf, have a different structure.

[edit] Sample files

[edit] Links

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