About this tag
IconLover is an icon editor and handler application discussed in the context of Windows file extension display settings. A user encountered an issue where the AlwaysShowExt registry setting was applied to ICO files by IconLover, causing file extensions to always be shown even when hidden for known file types. The user resolved this by deleting the relevant registry key under the IconLover application key. This tag covers experiences and troubleshooting related to IconLover's behavior with Windows file extension visibility.
  1. gremlinkurst

    Windows 11 is being a total dick, refusing to create a permanent application association with ICO Files

    I have tried everything, command prompts, registry edits, trying to trick in into cooperating with a dummy file to restore the "Always open with" option in the context menu, meeting complete and utter failure. When I click on an ICO file, the despised Microsoft Photos app opens it, the useless...
  2. gremlinkurst

    Windows 7 AlwaysShowExt For Specific Extensions

    Not long ago I was experiencing an annoying problem: the file extension for ICO files were always displayed while known filetypes' extensions were set to be hidden. My primary icon editor/handler was (and still is) IconLover, and at one point I my registry explorations, I found the offending...
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    • alwaysshowext context edit file extensions file management ico file iconlover notepad plain text registry windows
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support