subst.exe

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

Hashes

Type	Hash
MD5	`940B29797E1759E5B304C15ED332730B`
SHA1	`AA3A3FDB3F04561F641E72D40578C8EAE7039997`
SHA256	`917140098ADF2E6EAEC3ADEAB430FF72E7B0879DCEC9B01245E07373D25A7A0E`
SHA384	`99E2A0D8354F4E9876F7B5095C1F280FC934AFBCF0964BC60C45A353DF54CBA6F6BEA3B2E92D51A37A89BA5270C91551`
SHA512	`BD4C44DFFBD3FEE5BC63EA629262F777175DCEC499E07310C97C9E0153FDA05C7C8CCC71025AE0AE41B4CB35DA2BD7D11868A58D1D8A284E6E550F4FABA04621`
SSDEEP	`192:DuXlcd//+t9lePB2WAYtkGpFB0d3MtcnkKVRXkJWeGWNAaX:DMlc5/+tf+4J5GpFBW3oEdUJWeGW5`

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: 330000023241FB59996DCC4DFF000000000232
Thumbprint: FF82BC38E1DA5E596DF374C53E3617F7EDA36B06
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
Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
File Version: 10.0.18362.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Product Version: 10.0.18362.1
Language: English (United States)
Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\subst.exe	47

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