You're probably aware that most files have an extension such as TXT or EXE after the file name, even though these are not always displayed in Windows. File extensions are how Windows knows what to do ...

A file extension is a suffix that is added to the end of a file name after a dot. It is usually two to four letters long. File extensions help Windows and other operating systems to know the standard ...

Windows only: While Windows Explorer can sort files by type, by default it doesn't display or sort files by extension in a separate column—but the Extension Column add-on does just that. Install this ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

OK, so there's this file I downloaded (several actually) and while it IS a text file, it does not have a .txt extension (nor should it, in fact, having a .txt extension makes the program that is ...

File extensions are a necessary evil. Most of the time, you want those extensions to stay out of sight, but occasionally it's useful to expose the extensions. If you're creating a batch file or a ...

If you have a folder containing countless files of different formats, you can follow this guide to sort Files by Extensions into a separate Folder in Windows 11/10. No third-party app is needed since ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows XP, the operating system will automatically open the file using a program that has been is associated with the file's extension. It is possible, though, to ...