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    • Pablo Rioss
      Pablo Rioss last edited by

      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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      • Pablo Rioss
        Pablo Rioss last edited by

        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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        • Cees Timmerman
          Cees Timmerman last edited by

          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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          • Pablo Rioss
            Pablo Rioss last edited by

            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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            • ruhsuhl
              ruhsuhl last edited by

              Run the Notepad++ installer as admin

              Next…
              Make sure Don’t use %APPDATA% is enabled

              This will enable themes for all users

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              • Polcmods
                Polcmods last edited by Polcmods

                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++

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