MSCDEX

"Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions" redirects here. For Microsoft's extension to the ISO 9660 format, see Joliet (file system).

MSCDEX
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial release1986, 37–38 years ago
Stable release
2.25 / 1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Operating systemDOS, Windows
Platformx86
TypeCommand
LicenseProprietary commercial software

MSCDEX or Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions is a software program produced by Microsoft and included with MS-DOS 6.x[1] and certain versions of Windows to provide CD-ROM support.[2] Earlier versions of MSCDEX since 1986 were installable add-ons for MS-DOS 3.1 and higher.[3][4]

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