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    Pablo Rioss
    last edited by Nov 27, 2015, 4:53 AM

    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
      last edited by Nov 28, 2015, 2:14 PM

      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
        last edited by Nov 30, 2015, 1:41 PM

        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
          last edited by Dec 1, 2015, 8:02 PM

          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
            last edited by Oct 27, 2016, 12:23 PM

            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
              last edited by Polcmods Feb 6, 2018, 11:56 AM Feb 6, 2018, 11:56 AM

              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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