Thanks dail, but it didn’t work. Also thanks for the rep points.
This problem is specific if you open Notepad++ directly from the executable. If you first open it using the Shell via opening a file that is associated with Notepad++, this problem doesn’t occur. So it is still possible that most users are opening Notepad++ indirectly via opening a file and not experiencing this issue.
Try opening Notepad++ directly from the executable and then opening a file associated with it. If the problem persists beyond my computer, it should cause it to crash.
I’m also using Windows 8.1 in case that matters.
Cheers,
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