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Open unknown filetypes in text editor?
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Mar 15, 2026489 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Is there a way to open files with unknown extensions, or no extension, in a text editor by default? I'm mostly interested in doing this on Windows 7, but it would be nice to know how in Mac/Linux too.
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Microsoft has a knowledge base article for just this situation: KB236014 - "INFO: Shell Extensions for File Names with No File Extension" Blurb: For example, to associate a program (for example, Notepad.exe) to open all files with no extension, use …
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