Only one Theme in Style Configurator
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Hi all,
I am running Notepad++ 6.8.6 on Windows 10 as a non-Administrator user. I can use Notepad++ just fine in general, but I want to switch to a style other than the default.When I select Settings > Style Configurator, I only have the default option in the Themes list.
If I run Notepad++ with the Run As Administrator option, then I have the full list of Themes to choose from.
I don’t understand why the Themes require Admin access.
Is there a way to run Notepad++ as a non-Administrator user on Windows 10 and still get access to the full list of Themes?
Thanks!
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Just to add to my notes above, when I run Notepad ++ as an Administrator, then the program cannot access my files in my own profile. Instead, it’s running under the local Administrator user’s profile.
When that happens, Notepad++ can access the files under C:\users{admin}
But I’m not logged into Windows as {admin}, I am logged in as {myself}. I need access to the files in C:\users{myself}.
Thanks for any help, folks.
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Did you install it as Admin? Perhaps copying the admin’s styles to your user and then correcting the file permissions will help.
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Aha! Thanks for getting me to think more about this.
I installed by way of a ninite.com package and so I think maybe it ran as Aministrator.
I just now uninstalled, re-installed as myself and that fixed the issue.
Thank you, Cees!
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Run the Notepad++ installer as admin
Next…
Make sure Don’t use %APPDATA% is enabledThis will enable themes for all users
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Experienced the same problem today (Win10, installed logged in as administrator).
Problem: User’s folder
%appdata%\Notepad++\does not contain folder themes.Solution: Copy the folder themes from administrator’s
%appdata%\Notepad++\and restart notepad++
