H1W file format description

Many people share .h1w files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .h1w file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .h1w files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.h1w - Microsoft Help Merged Keyword Index

The H1W data files are related to Microsoft Windows Help. The H1W file is a Microsoft Help Merged Keyword Index. Microsoft Help is a system assistance program included with Microsoft Windows.

Application:

Microsoft Windows Help

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

Microsoft Help Merged Keyword Index related extensions:

.wvi: Anritsu IQ Producer Waveform Data
.gmf: GameExchange2 Material Data
.dat: General Data File
.bvc: BV QSL Management Data
.smp: Reason NN19 Sampler Instrument Patch
.vr1: Advance Design Results File

Naturally, other applications may also use the .h1w file extension. Even harmful programs can create .h1w files. Be especially cautious with .h1w files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .h1w 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.h1w

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 .h1w file extension is often given incorrectly!

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

g1w, h1, h1d, h1q, h1s, hlw, hw

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.h1s: Microsoft Help Compiled Help Data
.hlw: Hioki Logger Communicator Waveform Data
.g1w: Casio fx-9860G SDK Project
.hw: Marvelous Designer Hardware ID Data
.h1: Bruker Aspect NMR Data
.h1d: Microsoft Help Validator File

Operating systems

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