How to Show File Extensions in Windows 7

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This tutorial will walk you through some basic techniques to display file extensions in windows 7 using the folder options panel. • Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free how-to videos! • / ithowtovids - our feed • / howtechtv - join us on facebook • https://plus.google.com/1034403827176... - our group in Google+ • A file extension is a character set assigned to every file at the end of its name. These set of characters or file extensions are used to determine which program or application can open the file. File extensions of known file types are hidden by default in windows due to system security reasons. However Windows 7 has an option to display known file extensions by making a small adjustment in folder options. This tutorial will show you how to enable the Windows 7 display of file extensions using the folder options. • Step # 1 -- Open the Folder Options • In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to show file extensions in windows 7 using different methods. First of all, go to the Start Menu, open the Control Panel and click on the Folder Options to open it. • Step # 2 -- Disable the Hide File Extensions Option • Once the folder options panel opens, move over to the View tab, deselect the Hide extensions for known file types option and click on the OK button to save these settings and exit. Now you can see the file extension of every file along with its name. • Step # 3 -- Open the Folder Option from the Start Menu • Alternately, you can open up the Start Menu, type in Folder Options in the search box and click on its icon from the menu to open the Folder Options Panel. • Once the Folder Options are open, you can adjust the required settings so that Windows 7 display of file extensions that were previously hidden is now possible. • Step # 4 -- Open Windows Explorer • There is another way to open the Folder Options. First open Windows Explorer by searching it from the Start menu. • Step # 5 -- Open the Folder Options from the Tools Menu • Once windows explorer is open, press the ALT key on the keyboard to display the File menu. Now move over to the Tools menu and click on the Folder Options from the list to open it. • From here now by adjusting the relevant settings you can show file extensions in Windows 7 which were previously hidden.

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