No plugin admin since last update

[robf355]

Hi
I updated NP++ last night, there was a message about compare not be compatable and that it would be disabled, when NP restarted the plugin admin had dissapeared.
I did a complete uninstall ansd reinstall, it still isn’t there. nppPluginList.dll is in the corretc place (plugins\Config).
Debug info:

Notepad++ v8.9.9.1   (64-bit)
Build time: Nov 12 2026 - 02:04:15
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.6.9/5.5.5
Boost Regex included: 1_92
pugixml included: 1.16
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\change.log" 
Admin mode: OFF
Local Conf mode: OFF
Cloud Config: OFF
WinGUp: present
disableNppAutoUpdate.xml: absent
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: OFF
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE (1)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabled4CurrentFile
Dark Mode: OFF
Display Info:
    primary monitor: 1280x800, scaling 100%
    visible monitors count: 2
    installed Display Class adapters: 
        0000: Description - Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
        0000: DriverVersion - 8.15.10.2302
        0001: Description - Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
        0001: DriverVersion - 8.15.10.2302
OS Name: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
OS Build: 7601.24544
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins: 
    mimeTools (3.2)
    NppConverter (4.7)
    NppExport (0.4)

Can anyone help?

[PeterJones]

@robf355 ,

Exit Notepad++. Right click, Properties, look for an “unblock” checkbox on c:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe, c:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\config\nppPluginList.dll, and c:\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\gup.exe, and click the checkbox and Apply / OK. If any of those have the Mark of the Web, then they won’t run properly (usually, for the symptoms you are describing, it will be on the nppPluginList.dll)

If that’s not it, then check the Security page of the properties on those, to make sure that Users in general, or at least your user, has Read & Execute permission on those