Every file that we have saved on our computers has a particular extension. The file extension is added at the end of the filename followed by a dot (.). It tells the operating systems about the ...

The problem can occur when the Word file you are trying to open has a different file extension than the file you are attaching. It happens when you convert the file manually. There can be other ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

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 ...

Red Eye Rose received a file with a strange extension. She doesn’t know into what program she should load it. Neither does Windows. I doubt that anyone knows all of the file extensions used since the ...

When you open certain file types in Windows 7 or Vista, such as an Outlook email attachment, Windows displays a warning message about opening a file from an untrusted source. If you trust the sender ...

Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...

When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default program should be in order to work with these files. The default program ...

How to use the Preview Pane add-on for File Explorer in Windows 10 PowerToys Your email has been sent The Windows 10 File Explorer offers a handy tool called Preview Pane. Though this feature, you can ...