Configure Windows 8 Explorer to show file extensions when browsing through files on the Desktop.
For security, it is important to be able to view file extensions when browsing through folders in Windows 8. For example, a miscreant may send you a file named fireworks.jpg that you think is a harmless .JPG photo, yet actually is fully named fireworks.jpg.exe, containing a virulent payload that could harm your machine, data, and/or privacy.
Unlike earlier versions of Windows, Windows 8 does not make you go through so many hoops to enable extension viewing – once you get to the standard Desktop interface, of course….
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