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    Daniel Buitron
    last edited by Dec 16, 2017, 12:06 AM

    If I use the x86 exe it works, but I uninstalled and got he x64 since my PC is 64 bit. But now when I use the x64 exe it doesn’t show up in the list of programs when I select it. Whats the issue?

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      Claudia Frank @Daniel Buitron
      last edited by Dec 16, 2017, 2:22 PM

      @Daniel-Buitron

      Sorry, but it is not clear for me where you did what.
      Did you use default programs from control panel or explorer context menu or something else?

      Cheers
      Claudia

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        T Q
        last edited by T Q Mar 26, 2018, 1:32 PM Mar 26, 2018, 1:32 PM

        Having the same problem here.

        Had x32 installed for years.
        Uninstalled x32 version
        Installed x64 version

        Windows now opens things like xml files in normal notepad
        When I choose “Open With”, notepad++ is not one of the default options
        And even when I search for a program and choose the x64 notepad++.exe file… it just ignores it as it I hit cancel.

        Need some sort of registry fix when switching from 32 to 64 I guess.

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          T Q
          last edited by Mar 26, 2018, 2:17 PM

          Ok I found it

          1. use regedit to goto:
            [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command]
          2. Change this
            “C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” “%1”
            to this:
            “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” “%1”

          Then Open With should work now and let you choose Notepad++

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            T Q
            last edited by Mar 26, 2018, 5:19 PM

            Actually there appears to be about 6 or 7 locations in regedit if you search for:
            C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++

            and edit each place to remove the " (x86)" part

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              Maksum Saidi
              last edited by Aug 20, 2019, 1:48 PM

              This fixed it for me.

              It’s been bugging me for years. Ten minutes with regedit made notepad++ appear as an option in “Open with->Choose default program”.

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                Robert Baer
                last edited by Jun 18, 2025, 12:56 PM

                Title says Win7 – works on Windows 11 too

                A bit late, but this post was the key to getting things working on Windows 11 for me. I had stuck with the 32-bit version for years and had installed it on a non-default disk. When I upgraded to the 64-bit version everything related to the right click menu stopped working.

                Using regedit to insure that this key pointed at my 64-bit install got things right.
                [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command]

                double click on default to see the actual key if you haven’t used regedit before.

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