Microsoft Windows Shadow File

File Extension: .shd Developer: Microsoft Views: 21543 Updated: 2011-05-17 18:52:30 Hex: N/A ASCII: N/A

When you print a document for example from your computer it will be sent to a spool file which is created by the print spooler which manages the communication between the printer and computer. When a print job is sent to the printer there are 2 spool files created one of these is the .shd file which is used for job settings.