Windows 10 - NotePad++ v8.4.2 File Associations

[Ed Redondo]

I cannot associate .TXT files with NotePad++ 64bit on my Win10 Pro 64bit desktop.

EditPad Pro 8 has no such problem, using it for .TXT files now.

So why doesn’t NotePad++ allow associations in Win10?
This needs to be fixed.

[PeterJones]

@ed-redondo ,

My Notepad++ v8.4.2 64bit works just fine for file association in Windows 10.

You might want to check out the user manual

• https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/other-resources/#explorer-right-click-menu
• https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/preferences/#file-association

[Ed Redondo]

Found out I had to run NotePad++ as administrator.
Now all file associations work.

My bad.