File extension WAX
| File type | Windows Media Audio Redirector Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a WAX file?
Files with the WAX extension are most often associated with Windows Media Player. From a technical point of view, WAX are ordinary text files containing information about the physical location of a WMA file on a data carrier. Initializing such a file will make the program play it after finding a WMA file found in the reference.
The WAX abbreviations refer to WMA files on the Internet. Sometimes WAX files are used, for example, as the value of the "href" attribute in the <a> tag when creating HTML documents.
Program(s) that can open the .WAX file
Windows
How to open WAX files
If you cannot open the WAX file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports WAX among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the WAX file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the WAX format files
The inability to open and operate the WAX file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Windows Media Audio Redirector Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a WAX file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the WAX file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the WAX from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the WAX format
- The WAX file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the WAX file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a WAX file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the WAX file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the WAX file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the WAX file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Updated 11/15/2021
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.WAX) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected WAX file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the WAX file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. WAX) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.