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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.

== Instructions ==
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|-|Windows 11=


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


|-|Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8=


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


|-|Windows 7=


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


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