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    • Graham NorrisG
      Graham Norris @donho
      last edited by

      @donho I think where AK says “on windows 11, where the old context menu from 10 is enabled” may be important. AK’s done something like this: https://www.laptopmag.com/how-to/get-the-windows-10-context-menu-back-in-windows-11

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      • Graham NorrisG
        Graham Norris @Graham Norris
        last edited by

        @Graham-Norris This may be the original surce for that trick: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/restore-old-right-click-context-menu-in-windows-11/a62e797c-eaf3-411b-aeec-e460e6e5a82a

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        • Jerry CRCJ
          Jerry CRC
          last edited by

          For Me installing NPP 8.5.2, the context menu only appears for the user who installed NPP. If I log into the same computer after installing/upgrading to v8.5.2 from 8.5.0 the second user does not have the context menu.

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          • Jerry CRCJ
            Jerry CRC @Jerry CRC
            last edited by

            @Jerry-CRC Here is the debug info from the user that does not see the context menu

            Notepad++ v8.5.2 (64-bit)
            Build time : Apr 4 2023 - 19:55:32
            Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
            Command Line :
            Admin mode : OFF
            Local Conf mode : OFF
            Cloud Config : OFF
            OS Name : Windows 11 Enterprise (64-bit)
            OS Version : 22H2
            OS Build : 22621.1413
            Current ANSI codepage : 1252
            Plugins :
            mimeTools (2.9)
            NppConverter (4.5)
            NppExport (0.4)

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            • donhoD
              donho @Jerry CRC
              last edited by

              @Jerry-CRC
              Please uninstall your Notepad++ then install the following package of your choice:
              http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/MISC/nppShell.TEST16/

              Your issue should be fixed in these binaries.

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              • Thomas BöhmerT
                Thomas Böhmer
                last edited by

                @donho

                I had the same problem as @Jerry-CRC . Simply installing over the old version of http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/MISC/nppShell.TEST16/ did not work. Uninstall old version and install version from http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/MISC/nppShell.TEST16/ and the menu is there!

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                • Jerry CRCJ
                  Jerry CRC
                  last edited by

                  Same as @donho. Installing on top of v8.5.0 I still had no menu. Still no menu after a reboot too. After uninstalling and re-install 852TEST16 I have a menu with the second user.

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                  • AdventurerKunA
                    AdventurerKun @donho
                    last edited by

                    @donho
                    the ability to open a document in notepad++ on windows 11 has disappeared if the old mouse menu is installed, this item does not exist in this version
                    c3f51f8d-dd99-4d54-b1eb-a166fc0c1ccf-image.png

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                    • David TaylorD
                      David Taylor
                      last edited by

                      We use SysPrep to build WIM images for redeployment of the OS. We’ve included NotePad++ for years, but got the following message with 8.5.2:

                      SYSPRP Package NotepadPlusPlus_1.0.0.0_neutral__7njy0v32s6xk6 was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image.

                      I downloaded 8.4.9 instead, and had no problem. I didn’t try the versions in between.

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                      • donhoD
                        donho @David Taylor
                        last edited by donho

                        @David-Taylor
                        Not sure if it’s new context menu issue, but could you try the packages:
                        http://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/MISC/nppShell.TEST20/

                        If it is, the binaries above may fix your problem.

                        Edit: I’ve create the concerning issue here:
                        https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/nppShell/issues/29

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                        • Graham NorrisG
                          Graham Norris @AdventurerKun
                          last edited by

                          @AdventurerKun Have you done a registry update to make Windows 11 use Windows 10 style context menus? (See my previous post.)

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                          • swegmikeS
                            swegmike
                            last edited by

                            when I select check for updates in notepad, it always says there is no update even when I see here that there is a new update to download and install.
                            I must manually download from this forum area and install manually on windows 10.

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                            • PeterJonesP
                              PeterJones @swegmike
                              last edited by PeterJones

                              @swegmike ,

                              Automatic update isn’t triggered for every release, as is explained in the user manual. Until auto-update is triggered for a version, Notepad++'s ? > Update Notepad++ won’t see a new release as available.

                              The URL https://notepad-plus-plus.org/update/getDownloadUrl.php shows that the last auto-update trigger was for v8.4.8, which means that for various reasons, Don has not triggered auto-update on any version since v8.4.8 (usually because bugs/regressions that Don has deemed too critical to trigger the auto-update). (That URL comes from c:\program files\Notepad++\updater\gup.xml or equivalent for your installation; the updater uses that URL, then if there is a newer version, grabs the <Location> to use for grabbing the most recent installer.)

                              The next version that Don feels is stable enough will have auto-update triggered, and when that happens, then (and only then) will a check for updates show available updates. When he does this, Don usually posts an update message in the “Announcement” thread: see, for example, the most recent auto-update in v8.4.8 Release topic, where he said, “FYI: Auto-update for v8.4.8 has been triggered.” If you haven’t seen that message from Don in a given “Announcement” topic, then that version hasn’t been triggered yet.

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                              • windvaneW
                                windvane
                                last edited by

                                “Edit with Notepad++” context menu is still missing in Win7x64

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                                • PeterJonesP
                                  PeterJones @windvane
                                  last edited by PeterJones

                                  @windvane said in Notepad++ v8.5.2 Release:

                                  “Edit with Notepad++” context menu is still missing in Win7x64

                                  As it says here, Win7 is in the “can be run but not supported” status.

                                  But honestly, in Win7, it’s super-easy for you to manually edit the registry in a single location and have it add “Edit in Notepad++”:

                                  • go to HKCU\Software\Classes\*\Shell (for just you) or HKLM\Software\Classes\*\Shell (for “all users”) – if it doesn’t exist, create the Shell key under *
                                  • create Key under Shell called MyNotepad++
                                    • set value called (Default) to Edit with Notepad++
                                  • create Key under MyNotepad++ called command
                                    • set value called (Default) to "c:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1" (yes, include those quote marks!)

                                  After exiting the regedit, you may have to log out and log back in, or maybe even reboot. But after that, you should have Edit with Notepad++ in your Windows 7 Context Menu.

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                                  • windvaneW
                                    windvane @PeterJones
                                    last edited by

                                    @PeterJones Thank you.

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                                    • HammerfestH
                                      Hammerfest @donho
                                      last edited by

                                      @donho
                                      I replied in the github as well since I had the issue occur as well

                                      The test build did not resolve the issue, sysprep generalize fails, aborts operation cannot be completed until issue is resolved.

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                                      • GittypersonG
                                        Gittyperson
                                        last edited by Gittyperson

                                        Since the last couple of updates, the context menu entry on Windows 10 has vanished. I am talking about the direct Notepad++ context menu single entry, not the Windows Open With submenu entries.

                                        NPP context menu.png

                                        I’ve tried uninstalling/reinstalling NPP, running the installer as admin, sfc /scannow, re-registering file associations within NPP. Nothing works, and that useful entry does not appear any more.

                                        Windows 10 22H2 x64 (19045.2846)

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                                        • PeterJonesP
                                          PeterJones @Gittyperson
                                          last edited by

                                          @Gittyperson said in Notepad++ v8.5.2 Release:

                                          Since the last couple of updates, the context menu entry on Windows 10 has vanished.

                                          It was tested on Win 10 before release, and it worked there. So something weird must be going on.

                                          But as I told the Win7 user a couple posts above, as a workaround, doing the registry edit above will give you an “Edit with Notepad++” entry which works in every Windows before Windows 11.

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                                          • GittypersonG
                                            Gittyperson @PeterJones
                                            last edited by

                                            @PeterJones, thanks. I tried something else first, which worked.

                                            1. As before, fully uninstalled NPP
                                            2. Installed 8.4.9, instead of going directly to 8.5.2
                                            3. Context menu entry appeared
                                            4. Updated to all subsequent versions (8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2)
                                            5. Context menu entry remained.

                                            Can’t say what caused this. Could be related to the recent context menu changes. Or not.

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