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220-1202 · Question #161

A user is renaming a .txt file to a .xml file. After renaming the file. Windows Explorer shows the filename as Document.xml. However, the document properties shows the type of file as: Text…

The correct answer is D. Hide extensions. The "Hide extensions" control determines whether file extensions are visible in Windows Explorer. Disabling it allows users to change the file extension and, thus, the file type correctly.

Submitted by skyler.x· Mar 30, 20261.0 Operating Systems

Question

A user is renaming a .txt file to a .xml file. After renaming the file. Windows Explorer shows the filename as Document.xml. However, the document properties shows the type of file as: Text Document(.txt). Which of the following controls enables the user to correctly change the file type?

Options

  • AIndexing options
  • BFormat command
  • CPersonalization
  • DHide extensions

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    11% (5)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    82% (37)

Explanation

The "Hide extensions" control determines whether file extensions are visible in Windows Explorer. Disabling it allows users to change the file extension and, thus, the file type correctly.

Topics

#File extensions#Windows Explorer settings#Operating system file management#Hide extensions

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