VBScript

VBScript

Developer	Microsoft
First appeared	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Stable release	5.8
OS	Windows
Filename extensions	.vbs, .vbe, .wsf, .wsc (.asp, .hta, .htm, .html)
Website	https://learn.microsoft.com/previous-versions/t0aew7h6(v=vs.85)
Major implementations
Windows Script Host, Active Server Pages
Influenced by
Visual Basic
Influenced
Windows PowerShell

VBScript (Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is a deprecated programming language for scripting on Microsoft Windows using Component Object Model (COM) based on classic Visual Basic and Active Scripting.

VBScript was popular with system administrators for managing computers; automating many aspects of computing environment.

VBScript running environments include: Windows Script Host (WSH), Internet Explorer (IE), and Internet Information Services (IIS).^[1] The running environment is embeddable in other programs via the Microsoft Script Control (msscript.ocx).

VBScript has been installed by default in every desktop release of Microsoft Windows since Windows 98;^[2] in Windows Server since Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack;^[3] and optionally with Windows CE (depending on the device it is installed on).

In October 2023, Microsoft announced that VBScript was deprecated.^[4] In May 2024, a multi-phase depreciation schedule was announced with removal planned for 2027 or later.^[5]