Windows File Explorer offers a lot of options to change how you view files. What you might not know is that one important ...

Tired of digging through dialog boxes to show file extensions and hidden files? Try adding those options from the ribbon to the Quick Access Toolbar so they're always visible.

Microsoft hides file extensions in Windows by default even though it's a security risk that is commonly abused by phishing emails and malware distributors to trick people into opening malicious files.

To enable this, go to File Explorer > View > Show > File Extensions. Once you turn it on, you will immediately notice that all your files now have their file type listed at the end of their names.

Learn how to create folders by file extensions on Windows 11/10. You can sort files by extensions or formats using this guide.

To avoid being such an easy target, BleepingComputer points out that you need to change Windows 10 settings to enable the ability to view file extensions by default.

That's all there is to it. All the files in the current folder will now display their extensions. To revert, simply unselect the same option in the View Options submenu.

How to show filename extensions on a Mac The default setting for Mac OS is to not display a file's extension. For those who want to view the full filename, rather than having the extension removed ...

Red Eye Rose received a file with a strange extension. She doesn't know into what program she should load it. Neither does Windows.