Files with dev file extension are commonly found as drivers for Windows operating system.

There are 3 other file types using
the DEV file extension!

empty icon.dev - Device Independent TeX

empty icon.dev - Dev-C++ project

empty icon.dev - e-sword devotional data

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Software that open dev file

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DEV file extension - Windows device driver

What is dev file? How to open dev files?

File type specification:

System file type icon System file type

Dangerous and malicious file type icon Dangerous and malicious file type

dev file icon: dev filetype icon

The dev file extension is used for Windows Device Drivers. A device driver, or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a device.

Typically, dev files are stored in the Windows System folder and should not be opened or altered.

A driver typically communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware is connected. When a calling program invokes a routine in the driver, the driver issues commands to the device. Once the device sends data back to the driver, the driver may invoke routines in the original calling program. Drivers are hardware-dependent and operating-system-specific. They usually provide the interrupt handling required for any necessary asynchronous time-dependent hardware interface. 

The default software associated to open dev file:

Microsoft Windows icon

Microsoft Corporation logoMicrosoft Windows  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation

A family of operating systems developed by the Microsoft Corp. The first Windows was released in 1985 as a GUI add-on to MS-DOS. MS-DOS based Windows versions were developed to 2000, when was released the last version called Windows ME. Windows based on NT core started in 1993. Windows NT family are developed to these days, the latest version is called Microsoft Windows 11.

Help how to open:

Drivers are used by the OS to handle various hardware, they are not for users to open or edit.

How to convert:

These files are generally not mean to be converted to anything else.

List of recommended software applications associated to the .dev file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open dev file, edit dev file, convert dev file, view dev file, play dev file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with dev file - Windows device driver

Click on the software link for more information about Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows uses dev file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).

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