<![CDATA[Can I install Notepad++ For my User Account Only?]]>When I open the Notepad++ installer an Administrator prompt requiring a PIN asks me if I want the program to make changes to this device.

I have installed other programs for my user account, I think is called local user. Is there a way for me to do this with Notepad++?

Thank you

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22234/can-i-install-notepad-for-my-user-account-onlyRSS for NodeSat, 17 Oct 2026 17:42:33 GMTWed, 08 Dec 2021 07:18:45 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can I install Notepad++ For my User Account Only? on Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:35 GMT]]>@terry-r Thank you!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71993https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71993Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can I install Notepad++ For my User Account Only? on Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:06:24 GMT]]>@digital-streaming said in Can I install Notepad++ For my User Account Only?:

I have installed other programs for my user account, I think is called local user. Is there a way for me to do this with Notepad++?

Download the portable version of Notepad++. It doesn’t require administrator privileges to “install”, however there are caveats.

  1. It is self contained, as in installing everything within the folder it creates. This folder cannot be in the program files folder as that is generally restriced to admin privileged accounts.
  2. You cannot upgrade it in the normal sense. So if you customise it, then applying a later version will overwrite those altered settings with new defaults.
  3. If installing (essentialling unzipping the files) into a folder within your account (Documents folder etc) then ONLY your account will,be able to run it.

Do a search on this forum for “portable” and you can read further info about it. Suggest keep the search to recent posts as being more relevant.

Terry

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71959https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71959Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:06:24 GMT