to reproduce the bug, try a Ctrl+A to select whole file code… and then click on ‘open in another instance…’ Am I the only one ?

Hi, I created this feature request and then created this pull request a couple months ago that does exactly what you suggest. The user can define any file extension they like. If you then try to open a file with that extension, it will open it as a project. No idea if this will ever get accepted though. If you have a github account you are encouraged to go over to those posts to show your support :)

Hello, Картошка с луком,

Here is, below, an other simple method :

Go to the C:\Windows\System32 folder

Right-click and create a new shortcut, just called NP

Choose, as target, the absolute path of Notepad++.exe

Probably, choose to start this program in the N++ installation folder

Then, to run Notepad++.exe :

Start the Windows Run menu, with the Windows key + R shortcut

Just type NP and valid

=> N++ should start, at once, regardless to your present location :-)

As for me, it works fine, with a portable N++ installation, from an archive file, on a Win XP machine :-)

However, you may come across some related problems, with the W7/W8 configurations and/or the N++ Installer. I couldn’t test these cases as I don’t have, presently, any W7/W8 machine available ( I’m still, in Summer Holidays, guys, Ah, Ah ! )

Best Regards,

guy038

Thanks to the help.
The old way was better to identify. I work with support and sometimes they sent me some files wrongly encoded and in the system the recommendation is UTF-8 without BOM.