INF file

INF file (setup Information file) is INI plain-text file used by Microsoft Windows-based operating systems for the installation of software and drivers. INF files are most commonly used for installing device drivers for hardware components. Windows includes the IExpress tool for the creation of INF-based installations. INF files form part of the Windows Setup API and of its successor, Windows Installer.

This article is about setup files. For help files, see Information Presentation Facility. For other uses, see INF (disambiguation).
Setup Information file
Filename extension
.inf
Internet media type
text/plain
Type of formatConfiguration file
Precompiled Setup Information file
Filename extension
.pnf
Internet media type
application/octet-stream
Type of formatConfiguration file

The \windows\inf directory contains several such .inf files.

Precompiled setup Information file (*.pnf) is a binary representation of an INF file compiled by the operating system.

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