8.12 most of the interface no longer works, can't open preferences, find, change EOL... I click them and nothing happens. My portable version still works fine. Windows ver. 21H1. Tried reinstalling with no success.

Adam Beutler

8.12 update menu buttons stopped working windows 21H1

PeterJones

Does the same happen if you install v8.1.3 release candidate 3

Adam Beutler

Yes I just tried installing the 8.13 and I am seeing the same behavior.

PeterJones

What about portable 8.1.3-RC3?

Because if the portable works but the installed version doesn’t, it’s most likely one of your settings or plugins that’s been corrupted.

For the installed version,

you can disable plugins by running with -noPlugin command-line option
you can try to reset your settings (temporarily) by exiting Notepad++ completely, going to %AppData% folder and renaming Notepad++ folder to something else (maybe Notepad++.bak; the next time you run Notepad++, it should generate “fresh” settings in a new %AppData%\Notepad++ folder. If the fresh settings work but the old settings don’t, you might have to compare the settings, or slowly regenerate the settings manually.

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PS: before updating, or before trying any of these experiments, make sure you save any open files