Explorer was specifically designed for Windows 95, and there is little that it cannot do better and more safely than previous file managers. Windows 95 tried to avoid bamboozling Newbies and those who use the software exactly as the Microsoft gods intended. In case of trouble, having additional information may be useful and I will show how to make Explorer a more powerful tool, by shamelessly exposing many of its hidden facilities. Whenever I work on a computer, I need to find out as much as possible about all of its files. So I need to see them, complete with their extensions.
Extensions are the last three characters, located after the dot in the file name.
If the extension is EXE or COM, then it is the program itself. Before we proceed, I will remind you that when you are in a display box with many options that you may have changed, and suddenly get cold feet, select Cancel. If you click on OK, the changes will be made and the window closes. The same is true of the Apply button. The difference is that the latter allows you to stay in that window after the changes have been made.