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 ...

Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

To show the file type extension or file extension in Windows 11/10, you need to open the Folder Options panel and remove the tick from the Hide extensions for known file types checkbox.

How to change the default program a file opens with in Windows 7 When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default ...

Click Open. If the app that you want to use to open the file type is greyed out, it's because macOS doesn't think there's a valid association between the two.