In the world of Windows software development, two file formats dominate the landscape: and Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL) . At first glance, they appear similar—both are Portable Executable (PE) files containing machine code, resources, and metadata. However, their purpose and execution models differ fundamentally.
Since both EXE and DLL files use the format, you can manually change an EXE's identity by modifying its header characteristics using a PE editor like CFF Explorer or Hacker's View (Hview). exe to dll