In the folder settings window that opens, uncheck Hide extensions for known file types on the Advanced tab. Here, right-click Folder Option and then click Folder Options (At least Windows Vista) in the New menu. User Configuration – Preferences – Control Panel Settings – Folder Options In an open window of the Group Policy Editor, go to: Show file extensions through Group Policy
In the settings window, go to the View tab and uncheck Hide extensions for known file types. In the same View tab of File Explorer, click on the Options icon. So simple.Īlternatively, you can open the Folder Options window that contains the same setting (in earlier versions of Windows 7 and back). In an open File Explorer window, go to the View tab and check File name extensions. Show file extensions via the graphical interface
In today’s article, you’ll see how to enable the display of extensions for known file types, both within the Windows and Windows Server GUI, as well as through Group Policy settings so that you can then apply to your users.
Personally, I prefer to know the extension of a file, known or unknown, visually when I see it in File Explorer. For ordinary users, the extension of a file does not say anything to them as it does not they are able to recognize the difference between them. In several versions of Windows and Windows Server, Microsoft has chosen to hide extensions for known file types such as.