@Mister-Smitt ,

As you are just here to whine and complain and curse, I will move this “topic” to “Boycott Notepad++”, where such belongs.

@waskoma said in Cant change cursor color, and latest version shortcut to start batch file claims it cant find it:

today I upgraded to the latest versions

Which version do you think is the latest (see FAQ: Most Recent Version)? ie, did you just ? > Update Notepad++ to get v8.9.1? Or was it a few weeks ago, and pointing to v8.8.8 (IIRC)? Because the actual latest is v8.9.2. But if you’re not explicit, we don’t know what definition of “latest” you are using.

(since years I havent did this) and I have a c:\xxx.bat file starting from a shortcut, and now it claims it doesnt find it. when going back to older version (7.5, 8.0) this works.

can you show us the relevant portions of the <UserDefinedCommands> section of shortcuts.xml – specifically, the <Command> entry for the c:\xxx.bat … because the way you described your action, there shouldn’t be any change in how a run-menu-command is processed between v8.0 and now.

also cant change cursor color, I am trying to change it in style configurator global styles -> caret color, doesnt work, theme is set to default, I have an own defined languge styler, but I dont find it in the language list in case it should be changed there. cursor is black.

It works for me, in both v8.9.1 and v8.9.2.
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If you have done a multi-select (ctrl+click) to have multiple carets, then you also have to use Multi-Edits Colour, otherwise, they will be separate colors, as in:
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update: also, what are your Settings > Preferences > Editing 1 > Caret settings? Because with width=1, it’s really hard to see, and you just might not notice the change in color. For my screenshots above, I was using width=3 and super-slow blink rate, so that the screenshot would easily show the change in color. But by default, Caret settings look more like this :
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@PeterJones Finally, I found a collection of NPP binary releases. I will share this collection when I have my free time.

A new version of MultiReplace (v5.0.0.35) is ready and will be available with the next Notepad++ release. For early testing, it can already be downloaded here.

The focus of this release is on a new Settings Panel, improved Search Results visualization, and overall usability enhancements.

Key Features & Improvements Settings Panel: A comprehensive configuration dialog replaces manual INI file editing. All options are now organized into clear categories: Search & Replace, List View, CSV Options, Export, and Appearance. Refined Toolbar Icon: The icon has been updated to improve clarity. List Search Bar: Press Ctrl+F while focused on the replacement list to open a search bar. Quickly find entries in large lists by searching through the ‘Find’ and ‘Replace’ columns. Search Results Window Enhancements: Color-coded matches (up to 28 colors) for easy visual distinction per list entry. Double-click the Matches count to jump directly to the results. Duplicate Line Detection: Identify and mark duplicate CSV rows. Delete or inspect duplicates with optional bookmark navigation. Binary Escape Sequence: Extended mode now supports \bNNNNNNNN for binary values. tonum() Function: New helper to convert strings to numbers, supporting both dot and comma as decimal separators. MATCH and CAP Variables: Now always return strings. Use tonum(CAP1) for calculations. Selection Mode: The ‘In Selection’ radio button no longer disables itself, enabling smoother repeated searches. Document Filtering for Open Docs: Find and Replace in Open Documents now supports wildcard-based filename filtering. Unified Filter Syntax: Filters now use semicolons (;) as separators in both ‘Open Documents’ and ‘Find in Files’ modes. This enables filtering for filenames containing spaces. Performance: Various optimizations for Replace All, Find All, and FlowTabs alignment on large files.

New Settings Panel with organized categories
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Double-click the Matches count to quickly navigate through results
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Enjoy!

@mr10008 @Snabel42 @PeterJones
Thanks for your comments.
Looks like I got it fixed - I right-click on the installation file and run as administrator. Installation goes very quickly and the proper N++ context menu appears now.

Hello, @vitalii-dovgan,

By choosing Your option, I meant that the @peterjones’s option , with a link to the remote version, seems the best choice !

Best Regards,

guy038