Notepad++ open in new instance because I use multiple desktops

[Brent Riggs]

I need notepad++ t open in a separate instance each time I click the taskbar icon

I use multiple desktops in Windows 11, and currently if I click Notepad++ from a desktop, it jumps to the desktop where it is already open…

I need to have Notepad++ opened and separate on each desktop as I used it for different projects on different desktops…

[PeterJones]

@Brent-Riggs ,

Notepad++ doesn’t have that feature, though you could read the FAQ to see where feature requests go.

Alternatives / workarounds:

• Always Open New Instance option: might be too far in the multi-instance direction, but it would accomplish your goal
• use Open Session in New Instance option, and a separate session file for each of your projects
• have shortcuts on your desktop with the -multiInst option, and use that to start your new instance on each desktop
• use Move To New Instance and then move that instance to the right desktop

References:

• https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/preferences/
• https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/session/

[Alan Kilborn]

I’m sure there are several open issue requests for multiple desktop support.
Please seek them out and add your thoughts to one or more of them, rather than creating a new (basically duplicate) issue.

[Aryan Firouzian]

One silly solution would be to drag a tab out off the notepad++ window, and then drag it to other desktop. That way you have two different notepad++ instances in different desktops