Windows Explorer's "sort by file type" doesn't sort alphabetically

Windows10 sorts by the random name that someone (Microsoft staff?) invented to describe each filetype, rather than sorting by file-type.

So, for instance, .ZIP files sort as the letter "c". (Microsoft internally calls them "Compressed (zipped) folder").

When trying to find a file of a given type - or check if that type is present in a folder - you're out of luck. The only way to find it is to go to the command prompt and use DIR or LS on "*.[extension]".

Is there a way to un-break windows Explorer and make it correctly order by file-type?

Solution 1:

Disclaimer: I have a french Windows so I may not use the correct vocabulary.

In detailed view (with name, date, type... columns), right-click on the columns title bar, then "more", then look for "file extension". This adds a column with the file extension, and you can then sort on this.