.ASHX File Extension
Are you having difficulty opening a file that ends with .ASHX? Such files can be executed only by certain programs. If you cannot open the .ASHX file, it can be due to the following reasons: either you do not have an appropriate program to open it, or your file association is corrupted. For more information about this extension, please read the article below.
What is a .ASHX file?
.ASHX file belongs to the category of Web Files used in operating systems such as Windows 11, 10, Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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.ASHX file is associated with ASP.NET Web Handler File developed by Microsoft, has a Text Format and belongs to Web Files category.
An ASHX file is considered a web page, part of an ASP.NET web server application. This file contains links to other pages placed on the web server and sent to the web browser. ASHX files are handled by the HTTP handler on the ASP.NET server if the web browser requests the page.
Additional data
ASHX files are often used to send a PDF file to a browser, as the ASHX file contains a link to the PDF document. When the file is downloaded, its extension is not renamed to .pdf, remaining with .ashx. If that happens, the user can rename the file extension to .pdf, which will be viewable through Adobe Reader or another PDF viewer.
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