Executable Files

Notepad (built-in)

opens 12 file types
Windows
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PlatformsWindows
Opens12 file types
Get it fromsupport.microsoft.com
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12 file types verified
Last reviewed Oct 2026

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What is Notepad (built-in)?

Notepad (built-in) is listed in our database as a program that opens or converts the file formats shown on this page. It runs on Windows. The formats it works with include .VBS, .XSD, .DWL, .XML and .HTA.

You can get the official version from the developer's website (support.microsoft.com); we do not host the installer and only point you to the original source. A detailed, hand-checked description of Notepad (built-in) is on the way; for now the information here comes straight from our database.

Files Notepad (built-in) opens

12 formats
Executable Files
Data Files
Settings Files
Developer Files
Misc Files
Web Files
Text Files
CAD Files
System Files

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PLATFORMSWindows

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1.VBSVBScript file (Visual Basic Script)
2.XSDXML Schema Definition
3.DWLDrawing Lock File (CAD)
4.XMLExtensible Markup Language Document
5.HTAHTML Application
6.IDFMIDI Instrument Definition File

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