.sys

For other uses, see System file (disambiguation).

.sys is a filename extension in Microsoft Windows and DOS-type operating system.

Most DOS .sys files are real mode device drivers.[1] Certain files using this extension are not, however: MSDOS.SYS and IO.SYS are core operating system files in MS-DOS and Windows 9x. The CONFIG.SYS text file contains various configuration options and specifies what device drivers will be loaded.[2][3] COUNTRY.SYS is a binary database containing country and codepage related information for use with the CONFIG.SYS COUNTRY directive and the NLSFUNC driver, whereas KEYBOARD.SYS is a binary database containing keyboard layout related information including short P-code sequences to be executed by an interpreter inside the KEYB keyboard driver.

.sys files are mainly stored in the C:\Windows\system32\drivers directory of Windows computers, and also in the C:\Windows\WinSxS folder, particularly in Windows Vista and its successors.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Exactly What Is A Driver? Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Contents of the Windows Msdos.sys File
  3. ↑ What is a CONFIG.SYS FILE?
  4. ↑ Location of .sys files


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