@PeterJones said:
Has anyone else tried the Plugins Admin verification procedure recently
Yes, but I’ve been using the same copies of Notepad++ for a long time now: portable 8.7, x86 and x64. By now I’ve forgotten how I got them, but I’m pretty sure I didn’t build them, I got them from a link someone here (possibly you) gave me.
I do check every time, because about one time in five I seem compelled to make a silly error.