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Explorer shows file extensions suddenly
Explorer shows file extensions suddenly, and can not be unchecked.
Robbie
Explorer shows file extensions suddenly
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Hello Robbie, :)
You might see if one of the options in the tutorial below may be able to turn off showing known file extensions for you.
File Name Extensions - Hide or Show in Windows 10
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First two options don't work
I tried the vsb file but cannot unblock it
Robbie
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In that case, you could see if you may be able to manually change the DWORD value in the registry.
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Tried that already, but it does not want to save.
After some digging on Google the problem is also pointing to Bitdefender which I use.
Robbie
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In that case, you should also contact Bitdefender to turn in a report of the issue to see if they may be able to release a fix in the next version.
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It looks, that this issue exists since 2011 and BD is nowhere near even trying to solve this.
Hide Extensions For Known Files - ANTIVIRUS - Bitdefender Forum
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Interesting !
I still had some Panda antivirus remains on my computer which I removed with a Panda uninstaller, and guess what.......I can hide my file extensions now (still running Bitdefender)
Robbie
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