File Extension Library


.UPDATE File Extension

  • Developer by: EggCentric
  • Category: Data Files

What are .UPDATE files and how to open them?

Can't open .UPDATE 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 .UPDATE file.

What is a .UPDATE file extension?

.UPDATE file extension is created by EggCentric. .UPDATE has been classified as Data Files.

.UPDATE is ISAPI Update File

File used by ISAPI Loader, a program that allows DLLs to be "hot-swapped" on a Microsoft IIS web server during execution; contains updated DLL file contents for the Web server; automatically recognized and updated by ISAPI Loader.

The ISAPI loader requires all updatable DLL files to be renamed with the extension RUN. When discovering a new UPDATE file, it finishes current Web server requests, holds new Web server requests, changes the existing RUN file to use the extension BACKUP, renames the UPDATE file to RUN, reloads the new RUN file, and then resumes Web server operations normally.

ISAPI, which stands for Internet Server Application Programming Interface, enables two components in IIS, extensions and filters. Extensions are applications that run on IIS, and filters are extensions to the IIS web server functionality.

How to fix problems with .UPDATE files

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