A technician is assisting a user who regularly renames files in a directory that contains many similarly named items. To avoid confusion, the user wants File Explorer to always display file-name extensions (such as .docx or .txt). Which setting in File Explorer Options should the technician modify to accomplish this?
Under the View tab, uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)"
Under the General tab, select "This PC" from "Open File Explorer to"
Under the View tab, uncheck "Always show icons, never thumbnails"
Under the View tab, uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"
To make extensions visible, open File Explorer Options, select the View tab, and clear (uncheck) the "Hide extensions for known file types" checkbox. When this option is unchecked, Windows shows the full file name, including its extension, in every folder.
The other options do not affect extension visibility:
"Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" only hides critical system files.
"Always show icons, never thumbnails" forces icons instead of thumbnail previews.
Changing the "Open File Explorer to" setting on the General tab merely controls the default start location.
[Citation: How-To Geek - "Disable the 'Hide extensions for known file types' checkbox" https://www.howtogeek.com/205086/beginner-how-to-make-windows-show-file-extensions/]
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