Display file extensions for all users in Windows Explorer

[Guest Bas H.]

I would like to display the file extensions for all users in Windows Explorer.

Which GPO setting allows or disables this behavior?

[Guest Patrick Rouse]

RE: Display file extensions for all users in Windows Explorer

 

This is not a GPO setting, but a per user explorer setting. You could use

regshot to take a before and after registry snapshot, see what's changed when

toggling this setting on and apply the registry change via logon script.

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"Bas H." wrote:

> I would like to display the file extensions for all users in Windows Explorer.

> Which GPO setting allows or disables this behavior?

[Guest Bas H.]

RE: Display file extensions for all users in Windows Explorer

 

Thank you Patrick!

Regshot helped me to identify which Entry was changed.

I use Kix logon scripts, so now I'm able to change this value when the user

logs on.

 

For the people who want to know, this is the line you need in your kix script:

 

WriteValue("HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced","HideFileExt","00000001","REG_DWORD")

 

00000001 = display's the file extention.

00000000 = does not display the file extention.

 

All the best,

Bas

[Guest Bas H.]

RE: Display file extensions for all users in Windows Explorer

 

Sorry folks,

It's just the other way around:

00000000 = display's the file extention.

00000001 = does not display the file extention.