.MSC File

File extension: MSC

File type: Snap-in Control File

Do you have MSC - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the MSC file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The MSC file type is primarily associated with 'Microsoft Management Console' by Microsoft Corporation. Addition to the management console in Windows. If the MMC fails to complete a normal shut down, the SMS.MSC file may be removed from the system. As a result, the shortcut is not found when the Systems Management Server Administrator console is started. See the added into link below for a solution. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension.

Detailed information for file extension MSC:

Primary association: Microsoft Management Console

Company: Microsoft Corporation

File classification: XML

Identifying characters Hex: 3C 3F 78 6D 6C 20 76 65 72 73 69 6F 6E 3D 22 31 2E 30 22 3F 3E 0D 0A 3C 4D 4D 43 5F 43 6F 6E 73 6F 6C 65 46 69 6C 65 20 43 6F 6E 73 6F 6C 65 56 65 72 73 69 6F 6E 3D 22 , ASCII: .?xml.version="1.0"?....MMC_ConsoleFile.ConsoleVersion="

Related links: Missing SMS.MSC File Info

Other applications associated with file type MSC:

C Makefile
CRiSP Harvest File
eYaMosaic (Graphic Mosaic) by ESRI China (Beijing) This association is classified as Graphic.
Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .MSC

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: MSCFile, FileType: Microsoft Common Console Document, AppName: Microsoft Management Console
EXEFile: mmc.exe

ProgramID: mscfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\mmc.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

ProgramID: MSCFile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\mmc.exe %1 %*

ProgramID: MSCFile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\MMC.EXE %1

ProgramID: MSCFile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\SysWow64\mmc.exe %*

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .MSC

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type text/plain

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