Originally posted by:Just something I've noticed: A lot of people seem to think that it has to be exactly 'TESV.EXE.' On a lot of computers, such as mine, games and programs don't have that.exe ending, and so for some it will just simply be 'TESV.' That is because Windows defaults to hiding the extension of files it knows about - they seem to think it makes things simpler or more friendly for users, but it really just results in unnecessary confusion. I highly recommend that everyone turn off that mis-feature.

To show or hide file name extensions • Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options. • Click the View tab, and then, under Advanced settings, do one of the following: Show or hide file name extensions - Windows Help.

May 31, 2012  TESV.exe is suddenly missing? » Thu May 31, 2012 4:49 am. Okay, suddenly this: wanted to play Skyrim but I can't: suddenly TESV.exe is just not there anymore??? I did not remove it or what ever. All I did last was 2 days ago to set Steam not to update Skyrim automaticly. Did a search and it nowhere to be found on my system anymore? Diluvion 0xc000007b, 0xc0000142, 0xc00000a5, 0xc00000ba, 0xc00000fd and more How to fix it tutorial. Couldn't find TESV.exe - posted in Skyrim Mod Troubleshooting: I know this has been done before, but the old answers don't help.