DRV file format description

Many people share .drv files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .drv file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .drv files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.drv - Windows Device Driver

DRV file is a Windows Device Driver.

Application:

Category:

Application files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Windows Device Driver related extensions:

.wsc: Windows Script Component File
.scf: Windows Explorer Shell Command
.fcgi: FastCGI Application
.exopc: ExoPC Slate Application
.g3a: Casio Prizm Add-in
.lrplugin: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Plug-in

Naturally, other applications may also use the .drv file extension. Even harmful programs can create .drv files. Be especially cautious with .drv files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .drv file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.drv

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 one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .drv file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

drg, srv, drf, rv, crv, rdv, erv, dv, drd, drb, dfv, ddv, rrv, frv, dvr

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.drg: I-Doser Audio
.crv: ANSYS TurboGrid Curve File
.drg: Carlson Survey Drawings Data
.srv: BNBSURVEY Configuration
.drf: Autodesk 3D Scene
.srv: Novell Print Server Data

Operating systems

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Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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