Details of extension .wsf

On this page, we're going to take a closer look at the .wsf file extension, which is related to Windows Script File. We'll explain what exactly a .wsf fileformat is and how you can use it. If you're interested in learning more details about this type of file, we'll show you where to find them. And if you ever need to convert .wsf files into different formats, we'll give you some tips on how to do that too. Let's see the file format associated with this file extension!

Contents

• Windows Script File

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Windows Script File

The WSF file is a Windows Script File. Windows Script file is a text document containing Extensible Markup Language (XML) code.

Category: Application files

Application: -

Program name: WScript.exe

Mime-type: application/octet-stream

Magic bytes (HEX): -

Magic string (ASCII): -

Aliases:

wsh

Related extensions:

.com Windows Command File

.ov4 MS-DOS Overlay Data

.cmd Windows Command File

.wsc Windows Script Component File

Links:

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The .wsf file extension might not only belong to a single type of file, there could be various kinds that use it. Keep in mind that files with the .wsf extension may contain various content types. If you have helpful information about this extension, write to us!

The .wsf extension is frequently misused

People sometimes confuse the .wsf filename extension. Based on the searches on our site, here are the most common misspellings from the past year.

Having trouble opening a .wsf file?

If you want to open a .wsf file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. Incorrect settings for the .wsf association can trigger this error.

Windows can't open this file:

File: example.wsf

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To change file associations:

• Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
• In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
• Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.

Supported operating systems

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux, Mac OS X, macOS, iOS, Android