<![CDATA[Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update]]>notepad++ does not seem to load it goes throught the task manager ok but will not open any thing I have tried to load it in Admin mode as well and it does not load at all

any help and or suggestions is most welcome

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/20893/not-loading-on-windows-10-with-the-20h2-updateRSS for NodeWed, 09 Sep 2026 00:09:20 GMTTue, 16 Mar 2021 22:26:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update on Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:13:44 GMT]]>I use Notepad++ 7.9.4 (32-bit) on Windows 10 20H2 just fine.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/64037https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/64037Wed, 17 Mar 2021 19:13:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update on Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:12:55 GMT]]>@Terry-R said in Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update:

  1. Is it possible that Notepad++ is actually running, but it’s window is off-screen or minimised in such a way that you can’t see or maximise it?

Good thought. Since @Kobra299 said “it goes throught the task manager ok”, I wasn’t sure if it ran-and-then-stopped in Task Manager, or it was running but not visible. If it’s running-but-invisible, then something @Kobra299 could try:

  1. use taskbar or task manager to bring it to focus (even though you cannot see it; task manager > right click > switch to or bring to front)
  2. Alt+Spacebar
  3. M (for “Move”) – if you have a different localization, use whatever accelerator key a normal Window uses for “Move” in the alt+spacebar menu
  4. hit left arrow (or other arrows)
  5. after that, the window should follow the mouse, even if it used to be off-screen
]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63997https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63997Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:12:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update on Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:42:27 GMT]]>@Kobra299 said in Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update:

notepad++ does not seem to load

  1. Notepad++ can be run with the command line argument -NoPlugin. So if you did have plugins, this will prevent any from loading. If you then find it works then you will need to disable the plugins and re-enable one by one until you find the culprit.
  2. Download a portable version of Notepad++ and install (essentially just unzip into any folder). Run it and see if it works. Try and get the same version number as this will also confirm whether a possible OS version issue. Or maybe it’s a corrupt install.
  3. Is it possible that Notepad++ is actually running, but it’s window is off-screen or minimised in such a way that you can’t see or maximise it?

Terry

Edit. I see @PeterJones got in just before me, although I do have a couple of other ideas he didn’t mention

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63996https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63996Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:42:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Not Loading on windows 10 with the 20H2 update on Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:38:05 GMT]]>@Kobra299 ,

I don’t have 20H2 yet, so I cannot try to replicate. But a couple of preliminary questions:

  • do you have any plugins installed? if so, can you run notepad++.exe -noPlugin and have it work? It may be that there’s a plugin causing your problem, rather than notepad++.exe itself.
  • which version of Notepad++ do you have? (since you cannot do ? > Debug Info, try looking at c:\program files\notepad++\change.log , or the appropriate path for your installation)
]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63995https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/63995Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:38:05 GMT