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    • Daniel BuitronD
      Daniel Buitron
      last edited by

      If I use the x86 exe it works, but I uninstalled and got he x64 since my PC is 64 bit. But now when I use the x64 exe it doesn’t show up in the list of programs when I select it. Whats the issue?

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      • Claudia FrankC
        Claudia Frank @Daniel Buitron
        last edited by

        @Daniel-Buitron

        Sorry, but it is not clear for me where you did what.
        Did you use default programs from control panel or explorer context menu or something else?

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • T QT
          T Q
          last edited by T Q

          Having the same problem here.

          Had x32 installed for years.
          Uninstalled x32 version
          Installed x64 version

          Windows now opens things like xml files in normal notepad
          When I choose “Open With”, notepad++ is not one of the default options
          And even when I search for a program and choose the x64 notepad++.exe file… it just ignores it as it I hit cancel.

          Need some sort of registry fix when switching from 32 to 64 I guess.

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          • T QT
            T Q
            last edited by

            Ok I found it

            1. use regedit to goto:
              [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command]
            2. Change this
              “C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” “%1”
              to this:
              “C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe” “%1”

            Then Open With should work now and let you choose Notepad++

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            • T QT
              T Q
              last edited by

              Actually there appears to be about 6 or 7 locations in regedit if you search for:
              C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++

              and edit each place to remove the " (x86)" part

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              • Maksum SaidiM
                Maksum Saidi
                last edited by

                This fixed it for me.

                It’s been bugging me for years. Ten minutes with regedit made notepad++ appear as an option in “Open with->Choose default program”.

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                • Robert BaerR
                  Robert Baer
                  last edited by

                  Title says Win7 – works on Windows 11 too

                  A bit late, but this post was the key to getting things working on Windows 11 for me. I had stuck with the 32-bit version for years and had installed it on a non-default disk. When I upgraded to the 64-bit version everything related to the right click menu stopped working.

                  Using regedit to insure that this key pointed at my 64-bit install got things right.
                  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe\shell\open\command]

                  double click on default to see the actual key if you haven’t used regedit before.

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