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.POW File Extension

  • Developer by: Microsoft Corporation
  • Category: Settings, options, themes or skins Files

What are .POW files and how to open them?

Can't open .POW 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 .POW file.

What is a .POW file extension?

.POW file extension is created by Microsoft Corporation. .POW has been classified as Settings, options, themes or skins Files.

.POW is Microsoft Windows power schema

The pow file extension is used by Windows XP. The pow file contains power schema settings.

Support for the pow files is present in XP Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3, Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.

It is not present in XP Service Pack 1 or prior.


How to open:

This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.

How to convert:

As far as we know, this .pow file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.

How to fix problems with .POW files

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