A tutorial that is How to Display File Extensions in Windows . If you don’t know what “extension” is, that is, the name for the letter behind the name of a file , generally consisting of 2 or 3 letters, but there are also more. Extensions always begin with a “.” ( Period ), for example, file_name.txt or document.docx.
The purpose of displaying this extension is so that we can find out what type of file is stored on our computer, and what files we will open / run on the computer.
Because there are now some viruses masquerading as document files, the icon is exactly the same as the original document file. So that makes users fooled and run the actual virus file program file extension “. Exe”.
By default, Windows does not display the extension. But we still can if we really want to display it, namely through the settings. And here is how …
Display File Extensions in Windows Explorer
Here I will share 2 ways to display it, namely through Explorer and through Folder Options.
Method 1 – Through File Explorer (Windows 8-10).
Since Windows 8, the explorer display changes to ribbon style and makes it easy for users to manage files, one of which is displaying file extensions. The trick is, open File Explorer ( Win + E ), select the View tab and check the File name extensions option .
Method 2 – Using Folder Options (All Windows).
If you are still using an older version of Windows (XP, Vista, 7), you can use this method to display the file extension. The first step please open Folder Options , select the View tab and uncheck Hide extensions for known file types . After that click the OK button.
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