File Extensions on Windows: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:29, 6 July 2022

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.

#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

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"

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 This will make it easier for you to find the referenced files in the rest of this guide.
-== Windows 11 ==
+== Instructions ==
+<tabber>
+|-|Windows 11=
 #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]]
-== Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 ==
+|-|Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8=
 #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]]
-== Windows 7 ==
+|-|Windows 7=
 #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
 #Uncheck the box labeled "Hide extensions for known file types"<br>[[File:Windows-7-folder-options.png]]
+</tabber>
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