- 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
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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. | ||
== Instructions == | |||
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|-|Windows 11= | |||
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#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]] | ||
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|-|Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8= | |||
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#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]] | ||
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|-|Windows 7= | |||
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#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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:41, 2 August 2023
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
- 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"
- Open the start menu by clicking on it or using the Windows key
- Search for "Folder Options" and select the corresponding result
- Click the "View" option at the top of the Folder Options menu
- Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"
