non-saved docs are lost if reopen as administrator

[oa klk]

when editing and saving system32/drivers/etc/hosts,
notepad++ ask me to reopen as administer, after I click yes.
notepadd++ reopen as administrator,

but all the other tabs are closed and all non-saved docs are lost!

This is a critical bug！

Notepad++ v8.3.3 (64-bit)
Build time : Mar 13 2022 - 17:20:02
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line :
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 2009
OS Build : 19043.1586
Current ANSI codepage : 936
Plugins : mimeTools.dll NppConverter.dll NppExport.dll NPPJSONViewer.dll NppXmlTreeviewPlugin.dll

[oa klk]

I can’t reproduce it, this happens randomly.

[PeterJones]

@oa-klk said in non-saved docs are lost if reopen as administrator:

This is a critical bug！

As a Community of Notepad++ users, we cannot fix bugs in the application for you.

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[Alan Kilborn]

@oa-klk said in non-saved docs are lost if reopen as administrator:

but all the other tabs are closed and all non-saved docs are lost!

Good workaround:
Avoid by saying “no” when it asks you to reopen as admin.

Even better workaround:
Edit your “system32/drivers/etc/hosts” in a separate instance of Notepad++.

[oa klk]

@PeterJones @Alan-Kilborn
Thanks for looking into it and thanks for the suggestion.

[Gerald Koonce]

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