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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 === | === Instructions === | ||
==== Windows 11 ==== | ==== 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<br>[[File:Windows-11-file-extensions.png]] | |||
==== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ==== | ==== 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"<br>[[File:Windows-10-file-extensions.png]] | |||
==== Windows 7 ==== | ==== Windows 7 ==== | ||
#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]] | |||
#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]] | |||