This is the reg file for the mentioned attn file type: Windows Registry Editor Version !' So I could quickly restore my own file types on a new computer by simply importing the reg files. Later I exported the keys created by Windows 7 automatically and adapted by me manually from the different branches of the Windows registry and merged them per file type into a single reg file. For example, this is how my file type 'ATTENTION !' is displayed in contrast to standard txt files: For me this has improved the clarity in the file explorer considerably. In this way, a separate file type was automatically created in the Windows registry for each file extension, for which I could assign a separate icon and a separate description in the registry (the Windows Explorer displays the description in the 'Type' column). txt with e.g.attn in the Windows Explorer ('attn' as an abbreviation for 'attention') and assigning these file extensions to the Microsoft Notepad by default when opening them. On Windows XP and Windows 7 I had been able to create custom file extensions for plain text files by replacing. Since I switched from Windows 7 to Windows 10 a few month ago, I can't solve the following problem: A Former User last edited by A Former User

Windows 10 how to view file types