{"id":59117,"date":"2023-07-08T13:53:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T08:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=59117"},"modified":"2026-03-14T12:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T06:37:10","slug":"msg-exe-missing-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/msg-exe-missing-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Msg.exe is missing in Windows 10\/11?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Msg.exe is a built-in console tool that can send a message to a user on the same network.<\/p>\n

\"msg.exe<\/p>\n

On Windows Home editions, you’ll see the following error when trying to run msg.exe:<\/p>\n

'msg.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.<\/pre>\n
That’s because the tool is available only in Windows 10\/11 Pro and higher editions.\u00a0This article explains how to get a copy of msg.exe for Home Edition users.<\/p>\n
Get Msg.exe in Windows 10\/11 Home Edition<\/h2>\n
Msg.exe doesn’t need any third-party DLLs to work. You can source Msg.exe using different ways. Pick one of the methods below:<\/p>\n
Option 1: Download Msg.exe from Microsoft<\/h3>\n
You can download Msg.exe from the following links:<\/p>\n
x64 10.0.22621.1\nhttps:\/\/msdl.microsoft.com\/download\/symbols\/msg.exe\/BC9D4830c000\/msg.exe\n\nx64 10.0.19041.1\nhttps:\/\/msdl.microsoft.com\/download\/symbols\/msg.exe\/84EB6AACc000\/msg.exe<\/pre>\n
Note:<\/strong> Downloading msg.exe from the above link(s) will save the file with a random name and a .blob extension. After downloading the file, rename it to Msg.exe.<\/em><\/p>\n
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Option 2: Copy Msg.exe from a Windows 10\/11 Pro computer.<\/h3>\n
Source the file from another computer (of the same bitness<\/a> — x86 vs. x64) and copy it to the C:\\Windows\\System32<\/code> folder.<\/p>\n
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Option 3: Get Msg.exe from the Windows 10 or 11 ISO<\/h3>\n
Download the Windows 10 or 11 ISO<\/a> using the Media Creation Tool. ISOs supplied by Microsoft are multi-edition ISOs.<\/p>\n
Mount the ISO and open the “Sources\\Install.wim” or “Sources\\Install.esd” using 7-Zip.<\/p>\n
Check index #6, which is usually the “Professional Edition”, assuming you have the official Windows 10\/11 (22H2) ISO. The following location contains msg.exe.<\/p>\n
\\sources\\install.esd\\6\\Windows\\System32\\msg.exe<\/pre>\n
\"msg.exe<\/p>\n
Copy it to a folder and then move the file to C:\\Windows\\System32.<\/p>\n
For more information, see the article How to Extract Specific Files from Windows 10\/11 ISO (Install.wim)<\/a><\/p>\n
Hope that info helps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Msg.exe is a built-in console tool that can send a message to a user on the same network. On Windows Home editions, you’ll see the following error when trying to run msg.exe:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[106],"class_list":["post-59117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-command-prompt"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":74756,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/download-windows-10-11-enterprise-iso\/","url_meta":{"origin":59117,"position":0},"title":"How to Download the Windows 10 or 11 Enterprise Edition ISO","author":"Ramesh","date":"April 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"We saw how to download the Windows 10 or 11 consumer edition ISO using Media Creation Tool in the article How to Download Windows 11 ISO Using Media Creation Tool. 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