<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Panel layout corruption after power loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hi there,</p>
<p dir="auto">I’m having an issue with Notepad++ after a power loss. I’ve searched the forums but didn’t find any posts describing this problem. If there is one, please direct me to it.</p>
<p dir="auto">My PC lost power yesterday while Notepad++ was open.  After restarting the PC and relaunching Notepad++, the layout looks like the following screenshot.  If I click the X button on those “ghost” panels, the layout corrects itself, but it’s back to this after I restart Notepad++:<br />
<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1620835459451-37c8eee6-245b-4b80-80fa-d95f6dde721d-image.png" alt="37c8eee6-245b-4b80-80fa-d95f6dde721d-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">I assume the power loss corrupted one of Notepad++'s configuration settings, so I tried clearing the locations I know about…is there one I missed?</p>
<ul>
<li>I’ve tried clearing the %APPDATA%/Roaming/Notepad++ directory (while notepad++ was closed, of course), but there was no difference.</li>
<li>I also tried downgrading to a previous version of notepad++ (I’d just installed the latest version before the power loss), but that made no difference.</li>
<li>Finally I checked Windows registry under SOFTWARE\Notepad++ in both the HKLM and HKCU hives.  That key only exists in HKCU, but the only value it has is the default value containing the installation folder for Notepad++)</li>
</ul>
<p dir="auto">Are there any other settings locations I should check and clear?</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21154/panel-layout-corruption-after-power-loss</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:47:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21154.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 16:14:15 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Panel layout corruption after power loss on Wed, 12 May 2021 16:41:31 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/peterjones" aria-label="Profile: PeterJones">@<bdi>PeterJones</bdi></a> OK, thanks - I’ll follow up in one of those threads.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/65914</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/65914</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ron Prestenback]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 16:41:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Panel layout corruption after power loss on Wed, 12 May 2021 16:22:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/ron-prestenback" aria-label="Profile: Ron-Prestenback">@<bdi>Ron-Prestenback</bdi></a> ,</p>
<p dir="auto">Known problem with no known solution, though for some, rebooting or updating video drivers has helped.  For others, they had to roll back a recent windows update (but some say that they don’t have that update and still have the problem).  At least one user has confirmed it’s not just Notepad++ but other applications (including some Microsoft apps), which implies that it’s not solely related to Notepad++.</p>
<p dir="auto">See also:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9717" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9717</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9760" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/issues/9760</a></li>
<li><a href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21128/disintegrated-ui">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21128/disintegrated-ui</a></li>
<li><a href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/64735">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/64735</a></li>
<li><a href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/65188">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/65188</a></li>
</ul>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/65913</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/65913</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 16:22:35 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>