386

Windows virtual device driver

File type: Dangerous and malicious file

A 386 file extension is related to the Microsoft Windows 3.x virtual device driver format.

What is 386 file?

Date updated: September 4, 2019

Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.

The 386 file extension is associated with Windows 386 enhanced mode used by Microsoft Windows 3.x operating systems.

Enables computer running in enhanced mode to use Windows with virtual memory. It is some sort of swap file.

From Windows 95 this file format was replaced by vxd.

Other actions

Software applications that handle other tasks involving 386 files:

Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows 3.x