Files with pe file extension are related to the Microsoft Windows Portable Executable Format used by 32-bit Windows operating systems.
There are 3 other file types using
the PE file extension!
.pe - PatentEase file
.pe - Privacy Eraser plugin
.pe - Systems Tool Kit planetary ephemeris data
Software that open pe file
PE file extension - PE - Portable Executable
What is pe file? How to open pe files?
File type specification:
The pe file extension is related to a PE format which is portable across all Microsoft 32-bit operating systems.
This executable file format was introduced with Windows NT. It is called the Portable Executable (PE) format because it is supposed to be portable across all 32-bit operating systems by Microsoft.
The same PE format executable can be executed on any version of Windows NT, Windows 95, and Win32s. Also, the same format is used for executables for Windows NT running on processors other than Intel x86, such as MIPS, Alpha, and Power PC.
The 32-bit DLLs and Windows NT device drivers also follow the same PE format.
The default software associated to open pe file:
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.
List of software applications associated to the .pe file extension
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and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open pe file, edit pe file, convert pe file, view pe file, play pe file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Programs that can create pe file - PE - Portable Executable
Programs supporting the exension pe on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about Microsoft Windows for create pe file action.