<![CDATA[Tab bar always hidden at launch]]>For the last several releases, the tab bar has been hidden at launch despite my preference set to not hide it. Even when I have multiple files open.

Strangely, the tab bar appears as soon as I go to Settings --> Preferences.

Notepad++ v8.4.2 (64-bit)
Build time : May 29 2022 - 16:47:30
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : $COMMAND_LINE_PLACEHOLDER$
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
OS Name : Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version : 21H1
OS Build : 19043.1766
Current ANSI codepage : 1252
Plugins :
mimeTools (2.8)
NppConverter (4.4)
NppExport (0.4)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/23230/tab-bar-always-hidden-at-launchRSS for NodeSat, 13 Jun 2026 03:06:46 GMTMon, 11 Jul 2022 15:16:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Tab bar always hidden at launch on Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:32:16 GMT]]>@BrendanL79 said in Tab bar always hidden at launch:

But right now the erratic tab bar behavior bothers me more

If you toggle the Settings > Preferences > General > Tab Bar > ☑ Hide to the checkmarked state, then with or without the asNotepad.xml config file, Notepad++ will start with the tab bar hidden, and opening Settings > Preferences will not cause the tab bar to suddenly appear, making it both consistent and the behavior I believe you want.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78387https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78387Thu, 14 Jul 2022 21:32:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab bar always hidden at launch on Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:58:39 GMT]]>Found the problem! Turns out I implemented the “asNotepad.xml” trick some time ago and forgotten about it – I think I had wanted files opened via the shell extension to appear in a separate session from my ongoing multi-tab window. But right now the erratic tab bar behavior bothers me more, so away asNotepad.xml goes!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78321https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78321Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:58:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab bar always hidden at launch on Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:49:49 GMT]]>@PeterJones Hi Peter, thanks for the reply.

There is no space for the tab bar before it appears. When I open the Preferences window, the tab bar space is created and the tabs appear.

My Tab Bar settings are identical to those on another computer that is on an earlier release and which is not experiencing this phenomenon. Nevertheless, I have attached them here.

Multiple docs open, tab bar invisible.
Preferences window open, tab bar has become visible.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78319https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78319Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:49:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tab bar always hidden at launch on Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:27:41 GMT]]>@BrendanL79 ,

For me, the tab bar has behaved exactly as it has in the past, with it always being shown properly.

Can you show your actual Settings > Preferences settings? Maybe you’ve got something odd.

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Strangely, the tab bar appears as soon as I go to Settings --> Preferences.

My initial guess is that your description sounds like the OS isn’t letting Notepad++ properly draw the screen for some strange reason. But I might be misunderstanding your description. Is there space for the tabbar, but you just cannot see the tabs, and when you open preferences, it then fills in? Or does it just have no space for the tabbar, and it suddenly makes room and appears when you open the preferences? A screen capture video might help us understand what exactly is going on: I often use screentogif as an easy way to capture and upload to imgur, then use ![](https://i.imgur.com/######.gif) to embed the animation in my forum posts.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78315https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78315Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:27:41 GMT