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Build time : Dec 24 2022 - 19:40:27<br />
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe<br />
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OS Name : Windows 11 (64-bit)<br />
OS Version : 22H2<br />
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<p dir="auto">Just installed Win11 and getting an odd issue where Notepad++ will not work from any external link such as the ‘open with another program’ or as an app default.<br />
As you can see from the snip the icon is missing, selecting notepad++ just returns me to the same location and does not open the app.  <img src="/assets/uploads/files/1674836952982-3e7fe1c8-0679-408f-9863-7d9416dff003-image.png" alt="3e7fe1c8-0679-408f-9863-7d9416dff003-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">A similar thing happens if I use the app defaults pane and select any text file extn. I can navigate to the exe for n++ and it sets it with no icon, and the default does not work. When opening a txt file it just says no app is associated with the file type.</p>
<p dir="auto">I’ve tried checking exe permissions and everything looks fine.  Also tried installing n++ in program files default and outside with the same results.</p>
<p dir="auto">Opening N++ from a shortcut on the desktop works fine and I can open any file.  Also from windows explorer is I right click a file and ‘select more options’ the old Win10 pane comes up and has n++ on it and it works just fine.</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24068/can-t-make-notepad-a-default-application</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:34:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/24068.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 16:33:42 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Can't make Notepad++ a default application on Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:30:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Hi, <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/peterjones" aria-label="Profile: peterjones">@<bdi>peterjones</bdi></a>, <a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/steve-thorpe" aria-label="Profile: steve-thorpe">@<bdi>steve-thorpe</bdi></a> and <strong>All</strong>,</p>
<p dir="auto">In your post to <strong>Steve</strong>, I suppose that you wanted to advice :</p>
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<p dir="auto">I suggest searching through your registry for <strong><code>notepad++.exe</code></strong> …</p>
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<p dir="auto">BR</p>
<p dir="auto">guy038</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/83677</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/83677</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[guy038]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:30:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Can't make Notepad++ a default application on Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:32:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/steve-thorpe" aria-label="Profile: Steve-Thorpe">@<bdi>Steve-Thorpe</bdi></a> ,</p>
<p dir="auto">I suggest searching through your registry for <s><code>notepad.exe</code></s> <code>notepad++.exe</code> (<em>fixed per Guy’s post, below</em>), and make sure that there are no instances that point anywhere but <code>C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe</code></p>
<p dir="auto">(My guess is that you previously had 32bit N++ installed, and now have 64bit installed – where the change may have been a long time ago – and that the registry still has some pointers to the old instance(s))</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/83674</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/83674</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:32:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>