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Show file extensions in Explorer

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Stops Explorer from hiding extensions on 'known file types', which is the well-known phishing vector (innocent.pdf.exe → innocent.pdf).

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/folder-options

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