When I create a new txt the extension is TXT

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Hi, when I create a new txt with the right click mouse menu the file created has extension in capital letters (TXT)

I want it in lower case letter like in Windows explorer. If I create a Word docx extension it is in lower case letter. The problem is with txt files only.

Thank you.

2

Open RegEdit.exe and make sure the .txt in both of these registry keys is lower-case (if the 2nd one doesn't exist at all, that's okay):

[ul][li]HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes.txt[/li]
[li]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes.txt[/li][/ul]

3

Hi, in the first entry I have txt, but in the second one I have TXT:

I can't rename it, it says the name specified already exists :question:

4

RegEdit is dumb and won't let you change only the case of an existing key. Rename it to something else first (e.g. .txt1) and then back to .txt.

5

Thanks jon, it worked. However I get the same problem in DO 10 (I restarted it) after changing the key. Both are "txt" now but I get TXT :frowning:

6

Check that you really restarted it.

7

I restarted Windows and now it works fine, without capital letters. Thank you both leo and jon. Much appreciated.