Windows 10: File Name Overrides Chosen "Save as type" Extension When Saving Files

A customer uses the Windows Snipping Tool often.He'll capture something and when he clicks on "Save As" he'll see the default file name:Capture.PNGHe then changes it toroject 11.2022Even though the "Save as type" is .PNG, the file is saved as .2022 and obviously won't open as it's not a recognized file extension.I tried it on my computer exactly as above and it saved it correctly as a .PNG file.Is there a way to force Windows to ALWAYS use the "Save as type" file extension no matter how you name the file?Thank you for your help.G

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Saves log files ?

You can either read the files in Windows or my preferred method is.....

Download CCcleaner from here...........

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

You can then run cleaner, you will see the log files listed, then if you right click you can save as a text file and then have a read. You may also get an "error reporting" log listed seperatly.

 

Default file extension - cannot save file name as .php in notepad.

Hi Niko,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to save the WordPad and check if it helps.

1. Open the “WordPad”, click on “File”.

2. Click on “Save as”, under file name enter the name abc.php.

3. Under “Save as type” select as “All files”.

4. Click on “Save” and check.

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Change Save As File type

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

1. What type of files are you trying to save?
   
2. What type of File formats are you referring to?
   
3. Are you facing this concern with all Websites?
   

However, Try the below suggestions to change the default programs & File associations in Windows 10.

Method 1. Choose a Default Program for specific file types (extensions).

1. Right click on the Start menu and then choose
Control Panel. Set the View by to Small icons and then choose
Default Programs.

2. At Default programs options, choose
set your default programs.

3. At the left pane select the application that you want and then click:

a. Set this program as default to make the selected application as the default application to open all files types that it can handle, or

b. Choose defaults for this program to choose which specific file types the selected application can open by default.

b1. If you select the Choose defaults for this program option, then a new window will open that lists all the extensions (types of files) that the selected program can handle (open). Look at the list
of extensions and select any other extensions (files types) you want to be opened by the selected program. After making your changes, click
Save.

Method 2. Associate a specific file type (extension) to open with a default program.

The second method is to choose a default program by extension.

1. Go to Control Panel >
Default programs and select Associate a file type or protocol with a program.

2. From the list of file extensions, select the extension that you want to change the default program to open with and then click
Change program.

3. Finally select from the suggested programs or select
More apps to find another program on your computer, to open files with the selected file extension.

Hope it helps,

Muralidhar

Microsoft Forum Moderator