StringFileInfo040904E4CompanyName

StringFileInfo is a component of the Windows version resource (VERSIONINFO) embedded in many Windows executables and DLLs. It stores localized, human-readable metadata about the file that is shown in the file properties dialog and can be read by applications via version APIs. Under VS_VERSIONINFO, StringFileInfo sits alongside VarFileInfo and fixed version data.

StringFileInfo contains one or more StringTable blocks. Each StringTable is identified by a language-code page identifier, such as 040904E4 (English - United States, code page 1252). Within a StringTable are multiple key/value pairs representing metadata fields. Common keys include CompanyName, FileDescription, FileVersion, InternalName, OriginalFilename, ProductName, ProductVersion, LegalCopyright, and Comments. Values are Unicode strings.

The data is stored as wide-character strings and retrieved at runtime with APIs such as GetFileVersionInfo and VerQueryValue, using a path like \StringFileInfo\040904E4\CompanyName.

VarFileInfo contains translation data that maps language-code page pairs to indicate which StringTables are present, enabling applications to select the best match for the user’s locale.

While widely used, StringFileInfo is optional; some binaries omit it. When present, it enables locale-aware presentation of metadata in Windows tools and in programs that read version information.