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Format

Autorun Configuration File

Summary

Name
Autorun Configuration File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/331
Format type
Text (Unstructured)
Description
Autorun.inf is the primary instruction file associated with the Autorun function. Autorun.inf itself is a simple text-based configuration file that tells the operating system which executable to start, which icon to use, and which additional menu commands to make available.
File extensions
inf
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

Autorun Configuration File

Note
ASCII: [autorun]..open= or [autorun]..icon. Open and icon can be upper or lowercase.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
5B6175746F72756E5D{2-4}(4F50454E|6F70656E|49434F4E|69636F6E){0-1}3D
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Added in V49

    Release date
    5 April 2011

    Autorun Configuration File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    Autorun Configuration File: Outline entry added.