File Extensions on Windows - Revision history

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2025-08-10T04:50:13Z

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			<!--T:1-->
	This is an add-on section for disabling Windows’s default behavior of hiding file extensions.		This is an add-on section for disabling Windows’s default behavior of hiding file extensions.

			<!--T:2-->
	This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.		This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.

	== Instructions ==		== Instructions == <!--T:3-->
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	<tabber>		<tabber>
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	<span>		<span>
	# <translate>Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory</translate>		# <translate><!--T:4--> Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory</translate>
	# <translate>Click the "View" option in the toolbar</translate>		# <translate><!--T:5--> Click the "View" option in the toolbar</translate>
	# <translate>Go to "Show"</translate>		# <translate><!--T:6--> Go to "Show"</translate>
	# <translate>Click "File name extensions" to enable it</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]</translate>		# <translate><!--T:7--> Click "File name extensions" to enable it</translate><br><translate><!--T:8--> [[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]</translate>
	</span>		</span>

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	<span>		<span>
	# <translate>Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory</translate>		# <translate><!--T:9--> Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory</translate>
	# <translate>Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu</translate>		# <translate><!--T:10--> Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu</translate>
	# <translate>Check the box labeled "File name extensions"</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]</translate>		# <translate><!--T:11--> Check the box labeled "File name extensions"</translate><br><translate><!--T:12--> [[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]</translate>
	</span>		</span>

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	<span>		<span>
	# <translate>Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key</translate>		# <translate><!--T:13--> Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key</translate>
	# <translate>Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]</translate>		# <translate><!--T:14--> Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result</translate><br><translate><!--T:15--> [[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]</translate>
	# <translate>Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu</translate>		# <translate><!--T:16--> Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu</translate>
	# <translate>Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]</translate>		# <translate><!--T:17--> Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"</translate><br><translate><!--T:18--> [[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]</translate>
	</span>		</span>

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2025-08-10T04:49:55Z

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			<languages/>
	{{shortcut\|FILEXT\|FILEEXT}}		{{shortcut\|FILEXT\|FILEEXT}}
			<translate>
	This is an add-on section for disabling Windows’s default behavior of hiding file extensions.		This is an add-on section for disabling Windows’s default behavior of hiding file extensions.

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	== Instructions ==		== Instructions ==
			</translate>
	<tabber>		<tabber>
	\|-\|Windows 11=		\|-\|Windows 11=

	<span>		<span>
	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		# <translate>Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory</translate>
	#Click the "View" option in the toolbar		# <translate>Click the "View" option in the toolbar</translate>
	#Go to "Show"		# <translate>Go to "Show"</translate>
	#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]		# <translate>Click "File name extensions" to enable it</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]</translate>
	</span>		</span>

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	<span>		<span>
	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		# <translate>Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory</translate>
	#Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu		# <translate>Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu</translate>
	#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]		# <translate>Check the box labeled "File name extensions"</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]</translate>
	</span>		</span>

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	<span>		<span>
	#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key		# <translate>Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key</translate>
	#Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]		# <translate>Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]</translate>
	#Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu		# <translate>Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu</translate>
	#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]		# <translate>Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"</translate><br><translate>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]</translate>
	</span>		</span>

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	[[Category:General guides]]		[[Category:General guides{{#translation:}}]]

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			<span>
	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
	#Click the "View" option in the toolbar		#Click the "View" option in the toolbar
	#Go to "Show"		#Go to "Show"
	#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]		#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]
			</span>

	\|-\|Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8=		\|-\|Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8=

			<span>
	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
	#Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu		#Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu
	#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]		#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]
			</span>

	\|-\|Windows 7=		\|-\|Windows 7=

			<span>
	#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key		#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key
	#Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]		#Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]
	#Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu		#Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu
	#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]		#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]
			</span>

	</tabber>		</tabber>

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2022-07-06T11:29:54Z

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	== Windows 11 ==		== Instructions ==

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			\|-\|Windows 11=

	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
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	#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]		#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]

	== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ==		\|-\|Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8=

	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
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	#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]		#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]

	== Windows 7 ==		\|-\|Windows 7=

	#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key		#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key
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	#Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu		#Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu
	#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]		#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]
			</tabber>

	{{hg imported\|Guide_3DS}}		{{hg imported\|Guide_3DS}}

	[[Category:General guides]]		[[Category:General guides]]

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			[[Category:General guides]]

Ihaveahax at 08:23, 14 June 2022

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	This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.		This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.

	~~=== Instructions ===~~		== Windows 11 ==

	==== Windows 11 ====

	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
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	#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]		#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]

	==== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ====		== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ==

	#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
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	#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]		#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]

	==== Windows 7 ====		== Windows 7 ==

	#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key		#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key

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	#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]		#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]

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	#Click the "View" option in the toolbar		#Click the "View" option in the toolbar
	#Go to "Show"		#Go to "Show"
	#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png]]		#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png\|700px]]

	==== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ====		==== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ====

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	~~{% include toc title=“Table of Contents” %}~~

	~~<span id="required-reading"></span>~~
	~~=== Required Reading ===~~

	This is an add-on section for disabling Windows’s default behavior of hiding file extensions.		This is an add-on section for disabling Windows’s default behavior of hiding file extensions.

	This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.		This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.

	~~<span id="instructions"></span>~~
	=== Instructions ===		=== Instructions ===

	~~<span id="windows-11"></span>~~
	==== Windows 11 ====		==== Windows 11 ====

	~~<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">~~		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
	~~<li><p>~~Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory~~</p></li>~~		#Click the "View" option in the toolbar
	~~<li><p>~~Click the ~~“View”~~ option in the toolbar~~</p></li>~~		#Go to "Show"
	~~<li><p>~~Go to ~~“Show”</p></li>~~		#Click "File name extensions" to enable it<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png]]
	~~<li><p>~~Click ~~“File~~ name ~~extensions”~~ to enable it<~~/p>~~
	<p>[~~]({{ “/images/screenshots/windows~~-11-file-extensions.~~png” \| absolute_url }}) {: .notice–info}</p></li></ol>~~

	~~<span id="windows-10-8.1-8"></span>~~
	==== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ====		==== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ====

	~~<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">~~		#Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory
	~~<li><p>~~Launch File Explorer by opening any directory, such as your SD card directory~~</p></li>~~		#Click the "View" option on the ribbon menu
	~~<li><p>~~Click the ~~“View”~~ option on the ribbon menu~~</p></li>~~		#Check the box labeled "File name extensions"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]]
	~~<li><p>~~Check the box labeled ~~“File~~ name ~~extensions”~~<~~/p>~~
	<p>[~~]({{ “/images/screenshots/windows~~-10-file-extensions.~~png” \| absolute_url }}) {: .notice–info}</p></li></ol>~~

	~~<span id="windows-7"></span>~~
	==== Windows 7 ====		==== Windows 7 ====

	~~<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">~~		#Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key
	~~<li><p>~~Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key~~</p></li>~~		#Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options-start-menu.png]]
	~~<li><p>~~Search for ~~“Folder Options”~~ and select the corresponding result<~~/p>~~		#Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu
	<p>[~~]({{ “/images/screenshots/windows~~-7-folder-options-start-menu.~~png” \| absolute_url }}) {: .notice–info}</p></li>~~		#Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]
	~~<li><p>~~Click the ~~“View”~~ option at the top of the Folder Options menu~~</p></li>~~
	~~<li><p>~~Uncheck the box labeled ~~“Hide~~ extensions for known file ~~types”~~<~~/p>~~
	<p>[~~]({{ “/images/screenshots/windows~~-7-folder-options.~~png” \| absolute_url }}) {: .notice–info}</p></li></ol>~~

	~~<span id="continue-to-get-started"></span>~~
	~~=== Continue to [[get-started\|Get Started~~]] ~~===~~

	~~{: .notice–primary}~~