Windows 10: Create exe files from bat files using native windows commands

Came across this hidden Windows gem I have never seen about converting bat to exe files.

I know there are 3rd party apps but was unaware you could do it from Windows

iExpress: Convert BAT-files into EXE-files [How-To] | Maintenance and System Tools | Windows Tools, Help Guides

Edit: I checked it out in more detail - it is not really a bat to exe converter but like a self extracting zip file creator.

:)

 

.bin files opening up in notepad

Hi TimeLordXD, sorry I have been offline for a while,

Basically the way his works is:

Create a dummy bat or exe file

Then whatever file type you are trying to reset the file association to, you tell it to open with the dummy exe or bat file

Then delete the dummy file restart and the file association is broken . . .

 

Files

Hi Lydia,

Open Windows file explorer

On the View Ribbon, check the box marked 'File Name Extensions

Close Windows File Explorer

On your Desktop, create a dummy file with a .bat or .exe file extension

(Basically, right click your Desktop, choose New - Notepad file and change the file extension from .txt to .exe or .bat)

Right click any zip file, choose open with - Choose another App

Check the box marked 'Always use this app to open zip files' - IMPORTANT!

Scroll to the bottom and click 'More Apps'

Again scroll to the bottom and choose 'Find another app on this PC'

Navigate to the dummy file on your Desktop

The zip file will not open

Delete the dummy file on your Desktop and restart your PC

The file association will then be broken!

 

Yes i have once used IExpress, a component of Windows 2000 and later, is used to create self-extracting packages from a set of files. Such packages can be used to install software.