File Extension Library


.CHS File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft
  • Category: System Files
  • Format: Text

What are .CHS files and how to open them?

Can't open .CHS file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .CHS file.

What is a .CHS file extension?

.CHS file extension is created by Microsoft. .CHS has been classified as System Files. The format of .CHS file is Text.

.CHS is Windows Chinese Noise-Word List File

System file used by Index Server, a component of the Windows operating system used for searching; saved in a plain text format and contains a list of noise words, which are keywords that are excluded from the search indexing process; located in the C:\Windows\System32\ directory and has the filename NOISE.CHS; used for the Chinese (CHS) noise-word list in Windows.

CHS files help Windows speed up the process of indexing by removing words that would only create unwanted "noise" in the search results. Example noise words include "the," "or," "it," and "this." An example Chinese noise word in the Windows CHS file is 的, which means "of."

List of all softwares that can open the Windows Chinese Noise-Word List File
Windows
Microsoft Windows

How to fix problems with .CHS files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .CHS files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .CHS file format
  2. You need to check the .CHS file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)