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Expand Up @@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ enter the following command in either the :guilabel:`Command Prompt` or
OS Version: 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134
System Type: x64-based PC

Make certain that you set Windows Explorer to show file name
extensions for all file types. This can prevent issues where the file
type displayed to the user differs from the actual file type.

.. example::

If Windows Explorer has known file extensions hidden, what may
appear to be ``mongod.cfg`` is actually ``mongod.cfg.txt``.

.. important::

Before installing MongoDB, update your Windows host with the latest
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