File extensions under Windows 7
So you can change the file extension, you must enable this first in the Windows Explorer:
- Open the folder with the files in the Windows Explorer.
- Click in the menu bar, click "Organize" then "folder and search options".
- Go to the tab "view". Here you remove the checkmark next to "extensions of known file types-hide" and close the window with "OK".
- Select in the Windows Explorer, a file and press the [F2] key. You can change the filename extension is now easy and the item to rename.
File extension under Windows
File extensions in Windows 8 or Windows 10 change
In Windows 8, or Windows 10, the procedure is similar:
- Open the folder with the files in the Windows Explorer.
- Click in the menu bar, click "view". After that, put the checkmark next to "file name extensions".
- Select in the Windows Explorer a file that you want to rename, and then press the [F2] key. You can change the file extension then.
File extensions show
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