<![CDATA["Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11]]>I’ve got emails/private messages from users complain about Edit with Notepad++ in the explorer’s context menu under Windows 11.
I’ll see what I can do about it when I get Windows 11. In the meantime, here’s a solution:
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/windows-11-classic-context-menus

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21918/edit-with-notepad-under-windows-11RSS for NodeSun, 12 Jul 2026 17:31:19 GMTFri, 01 Oct 2021 23:12:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:09:06 GMT]]>We do not need a list of additional tools which hack the registry in some form or another (especially when those link to tools that were designed in the WinXP era, so will not work on Windows 11 for the same reason that the Notepad++ registry settings does not work on Windows 11).

The correct solutions for Windows 11 are

To avoid this discussion becoming a spammy list of links, it is being locked.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81511https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81511Sat, 19 Nov 2022 22:09:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:50:32 GMT]]>Other terrific options:

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81509https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81509Tue, 15 Nov 2022 21:50:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:56:32 GMT]]>May be enough for some of you, until it’s integrated to NPP:
You can use “Shift”+“Right-Click” to open the Classic Menu directly, without any other modification/Registry-Hack…

Regards
Christian

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81486https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/81486Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:56:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:34:09 GMT]]>@david-3 Many thanks. Just the “Quick Access” icon! I had tried some tweaks in “registry” to change it too but didn’t work yet. If I solve the problem (icon) I would share it here.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/74059https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/74059Fri, 11 Feb 2022 11:34:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Sat, 05 Feb 2022 05:56:47 GMT]]>A workaround is to use these reg keys:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohome]
"MUIVerb"="Edit with Notepad++"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohome\command]
(Default)="<npp install path>\notepad++.exe" "%1"

Works like a charm for me. The only thing is that we cannot change the icon.

Idea taken from here:
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/127365#issuecomment-1027855938

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/73730https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/73730Sat, 05 Feb 2022 05:56:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:21:16 GMT]]>@saurav-baral They didn’t implement NP++ to new Win 11 context menu yet, but you can bring back classic (Win 10) context menu and add NP++ to that (“How to …” link below):

https://bit.ly/3nZrAiU

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/73375https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/73375Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:21:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Sat, 01 Jan 2022 10:19:11 GMT]]>Hello, will you be able to direct me to the modification that needs to be made to the registry to enable this? The methods I found while googling changed the classic context menu, not the windows 11 one.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/72534https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/72534Sat, 01 Jan 2022 10:19:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:01:31 GMT]]>@ten2120

I am waiting for “NP++” update to add this option

There are so many ways to do this, under the differing OSes that I hope Notepad++ developers DON’T spend their time on something like this. And, given this history, I don’t think they will.

I added “NP++” to right click with registry hack (it appears by right click on any file type).

YES! This is the way to go.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/72411https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/72411Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:24:57 GMT]]>@donho said in "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11:

I’ve got emails/private messages from users complain about Edit with Notepad++ in the explorer’s context menu under Windows 11.
I’ll see what I can do about it when I get Windows 11. In the meantime, here’s a solution:
https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/windows-11-classic-context-menus

I don’t use this method (get back classic menu!). I am waiting for “NP++” update to add this option to new Win 11 context menu. If you implement this option to “NP++” would it be practical for “NP++ Portable Minimal” version too. I am using this version since years ago and I added “NP++” to right click with registry hack (it appears by right click on any file type).

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/72406https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/72406Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:24:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11 on Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:33:54 GMT]]>Maybe you know it already, but they build a new API for the context menu:

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2021/07/19/extending-the-context-menu-and-share-dialog-in-windows-11/

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/70297https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/70297Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:33:54 GMT