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by mcpackieh 940 days ago
> What is "geek settings turned on?".

Not hiding file extensions. The worst setting Windows ever had, ostensibly intended for the benefit of noobs but I never understood why.

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YMMV - The reverse for me. I hate it when I don't see the extension. And you'd think that a file named File.xls.scr with the icon of the Excel would be seen by a user, but it doesn't.
> YMMV - The reverse for me. I hate it when I don't see the extension.

Sounds like it's not the reverse for you. You and GP commenter both think hiding file extensions was a silly feature. And I agree.

That, and hiding system and hidden files.