Notepad++ Missing from Windows 11 Context Menu
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So I upgraded to windows 11 and installed Notepad++ but now I cannot make a .txt file easily with the “new” option in the Windows 11 right-click context menu (Either in the new or old menu), the option isn’t there like in Windows-10, Is there a way to get this back?
Also the “Edit with Notepad++” menu DOES appear, however… it appears on the right-click menu of EVERYTHING no matter if its a folder or any type of file which is quite annoying, so would like to remove it/only work with .txt files.
Can’t seem to find anything after searching google for an hour so I’ve come here in hopes there’s some way to resolve this.
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@lightstylez ,
but now I cannot make a .txt file easily with the “new” option in the Windows 11 right-click context menu
The way you define a “right click new file” is defined by your version of Windows (Windows 11), and is independent of whether Notepad++ is the application associated with text files. You will have to improve your googling, because we are not a generic Windows 11 helpdesk.
Also the “Edit with Notepad++” menu DOES appear, however… it appears on the right-click menu of EVERYTHING
Yes, that’s what the Edit with Notepad++ is supposed to do. It’s always been that way, and is independent of whether you were on Windows 11 or Windows 10. When you install Notepad++, it tries to associate .txt files with Notepad++ so you can double-click rather than right-click-and-choose, but it puts in the Edit with Notepad++ on all other file types, because it wants to give you the opportunity to open any file you want with Notepad++ from the right-click menu.
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@PeterJones Do not answer requests for help like this. You’re not helping.
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in the search box on the explorer bar at the bottom of your screen (by default), you need to type “open with”, it will bring up a menu that has the apps > settings > default apps window open for you. You will see a text box that says “search for a file type”. In that box type “txt” without the quotes, or “.txt” without the quotes. You should see an option for notepad++ in the resulting list, as long as notepad++ is installed on your system already. click on the notepad++ icon, and it will be assigned as the default app for .txt files. you should now be able to right click in any usual spot i.e. your desktop, and you should now see an option to use notepad++ under the “new” menu item from the right click menu.
