What is the difference between an ".exe"-file and a ".scr"-file on windows?

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I am keen to figure out where the difference is when comparing an windows exe-file and a scr-file. The reason for asking is that they have the exact same icon on windows but are of different file type. If I altered the extension of an exe-file to ".scr" would the file still execute the same commands as the exe-file when running it?

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Nothing.

Except the extension.

(And the need to recognize a couple of command-line arguments.)

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