[FORK] after v8.8.2 is slow to launch
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I’m not sure from which version on, when my Windows 11 system starts up for the first time and then runs Notepad++, it will be very slow, waiting for more than 10 seconds to open normally. After closing the software and opening it again, it will be very fast. I compared it with version 8.7.7, and the old version doesn’t have this problem
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8.8.2 is the last normal version
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@Lee ,
Since it last worked in v8.8.2, the problem wasn’t actually with the v8.8.6 specifically, so it doesn’t belong in the v8.8.6 announcement, which is only for regressions between v8.8.5 to v8.8.6 specifically. Problems that aren’t specific to the newest version should be talked about in the Help Wanted section (where I moved your post), not in the announcements. If it can be confirmed as a bug in Notepad++, we will then encourage you to create an bug report in Notepad++'s GitHub-based Issues tracker.
There is a command-line argument,
-loadingTime, which could help debug a slowness.
Are you able to edit the shortcut that you use, so that you can see what it says takes a while?Actually, do you have anti-virus or similar computer-protection software? Because v8.8.3, which is the first version that you have a problem with, was the first version to use a self-signed certificate, rather than a DigiCert certificate. I am thinking that it’s likely that your AV software is getting hung up on that – so it scans
notepad++.exeonce per boot. Follow the instructions in the 8.8.3 description (or equivalently, in the User Manual’s Self-Signed Certificate section, choosingLocal Machine) to make sure you’ve got the certificate installed correctly. If that’s not enough, there’s an example in this discussion, the user eventually found that going to the “HIPS” setting in Comodo Internet Security (the AV/safety SW on that machine) and setting it to allow Notepad++ was enough to get rid of the problem: so you should check your AV/safety SW for HIPS or similar settings to allow/trust/whitelist certain apps.
