Tweak Library – Hide the extension for the VBScript Encoded Script

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Hide the extension for the VBScript Encoded Script (.VBE) files.

This setting enables you to hide the “.VBE” file extension. If you have a file for example “Work.vbe”, you can hide the extension that it looks like “Work”.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

With this setting you can hide the extension of VBScript Encoded Script (.VBE) files. If you have a file for example “Work.vbe”, you can hide the extension that it looks like “Work”.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, create a String value “NeverShowExt”, if this value does not exist, and leave the data blank. This hides the extension for the file.

Refresh view of your system for the changes to take effect.

NOTE:
To show extension of files in Windows 2000/XP/2003:
Open any folder > Go to “Tools” menu > View Tab > unselect the option “Hide extensions for known file types”.

To show extension of files in Windows Win 98/Me:
Go to Start Menu > Settings > Folder Options > View Tab > unselect the option “Hide extensions for known file types”.

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Hide the VBE file extension.reg

The ".reg" file can hide the extension of the .VBE files.

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Show the VBE file extension (Default).reg

The ".reg" file can show the extension of the .VBE files.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VBEFile]

Key Type :

Local Machine

Value Name :

NeverShowExt

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

File extension of all the files on desktop are visible excluding ".vbe" file

File extension of all the files on desktop are visible including ".vbe" file

First, click the Start button, and select Run. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Next, go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\VBEFile], right-click and click on 'New -> String Value' to create a new String Value with the name 'NeverShowExt'.

Finally, leave the data value blank.