subst.exe

File Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\subst.exe
Description: Subst Utility

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`87EC16187A0E3E65B5301FD617E76E66`
SHA1	`F96E8998739A6347930F3B5B3A343D8FAC4BDB2F`
SHA256	`3E090E518681034AA40E6A194E798B0B1A6691848746EA1D345441C575C73DAC`
SHA384	`2DCB390A645C3D0C094EF9BD5DD7CA25F15ACFA0D82B5A9A76278F09306F24BC771602D47726E6B128512FC1CFB525C3`
SHA512	`BA55E84BA4D2971BBB81ED3CBBCB669BB222F847C383D05155FAC516315B38A66180A374D59DF25A43443770D09131D66378C3521F55CA70EE7B6CDD9C93A3F1`
SSDEEP	`192:evlCujcdfYwuAXRBh4CtyTgModOGte6G/fvkxWsGWx6OBme:oUYcZYwzXR/EgMKOKL/xWsGWgOBme`

Runtime Data

Usage (stdout):

Associates a path with a drive letter.

SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]
SUBST drive1: /D

  drive1:        Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
  [drive2:]path  Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to
                 a virtual drive.
  /D             Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.

Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.

Signature

Status: Signature verified.
Serial: 33000000BCE120FDD27CC8EE930000000000BC
Thumbprint: E85459B23C232DB3CB94C7A56D47678F58E8E51E
Issuer: CN=Microsoft Windows Production PCA 2011, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
Subject: CN=Microsoft Windows, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

File Metadata

Original Filename: Subst.Exe.MUI
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.14393.0 (rs1_release.160715-1616)
Product Version: 10.0.14393.0
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Additional Info*

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subst

Associates a path with a drive letter. If used without parameters, subst displays the names of the virtual drives in effect.

Syntax

subst [<drive1>: [<drive2>:]<path>]
subst <drive1>: /d

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`<drive1>:`	Specifies the virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
`[<drive2>:]<path>`	Specifies the physical drive and path that you want to assign to a virtual drive.
/d	Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

The following commands don’t work and must not be used on drives specified in the subst command:
- chkdsk command
  
  diskcomp command
  
  diskcopy command
  
  format command
  
  label command
  
  recover command
The <drive1> parameter must be within the range that is specified by the lastdrive command. If not, subst displays the following error message: Invalid parameter - drive1:

Examples

To create a virtual drive z for the path b:\user\betty\forms, type:

subst z: b:\user\betty\forms

Instead of typing the full path, you can reach this directory by typing the letter of the virtual drive followed by a colon as follows:

z:

Additional References

Command-Line Syntax Key