Only one Theme in Style Configurator

Pablo Rioss

Hi all,
I am running Notepad++ 6.8.6 on Windows 10 as a non-Administrator user. I can use Notepad++ just fine in general, but I want to switch to a style other than the default.

When I select Settings > Style Configurator, I only have the default option in the Themes list.

If I run Notepad++ with the Run As Administrator option, then I have the full list of Themes to choose from.

I don’t understand why the Themes require Admin access.

Is there a way to run Notepad++ as a non-Administrator user on Windows 10 and still get access to the full list of Themes?

Thanks!

Pablo Rioss

Just to add to my notes above, when I run Notepad ++ as an Administrator, then the program cannot access my files in my own profile. Instead, it’s running under the local Administrator user’s profile.

When that happens, Notepad++ can access the files under C:\users{admin}

But I’m not logged into Windows as {admin}, I am logged in as {myself}. I need access to the files in C:\users{myself}.

Thanks for any help, folks.

Cees Timmerman

Did you install it as Admin? Perhaps copying the admin’s styles to your user and then correcting the file permissions will help.

Pablo Rioss

Aha! Thanks for getting me to think more about this.

I installed by way of a ninite.com package and so I think maybe it ran as Aministrator.

I just now uninstalled, re-installed as myself and that fixed the issue.

Thank you, Cees!

ruhsuhl

Run the Notepad++ installer as admin

Next…
Make sure Don’t use %APPDATA% is enabled

This will enable themes for all users

Polcmods

Experienced the same problem today (Win10, installed logged in as administrator).

Problem: User’s folder %appdata%\Notepad++\ does not contain folder themes.

Solution: Copy the folder themes from administrator’s %appdata%\Notepad++\ and restart notepad++