Notepad++ 8.8.8 release

Andrea Gaviraghi

Hello,
just tried to install the .msi version on a PC where I already had the .exe version.
At the end both seems to be installed:

(msi) Notepad++
(exe) Notepad++ (64-bit x64)

Then I removed the .exe one from Control Panel: the msi was still there but of cource it wasn’t as it was removed by the Uninstall of the exe one.

Thanks,

Andrea

SwordReign8

Hello,

Notepad++ v8.8.8 installed without a hitch. Double-clicking to initiate the installer first required deleting the self-signed certificates that were in place, to avoid Windows’ UAC (User Account Control) warning with the “Don’t Run” button. Also, this might be a bit late, but congratulations on acquiring an official digital certificate. Keep up the great work!

Daniel Richter

Hello,

where can i find the install switches for the silent installation with the new msi-installer?

Thanks

Lukas Mayr

For the .exe installer there are a few command line options as detailed in Command Line Arguments | Notepad++ User Manual

At the moment i am unable to find those for the new .msi installer.
Parsing the installer with Orca shows no proberties that could be changed into that direction and also replacing the .exe options in .msi writing doesn’t seem to work either.
i.e. instead of /noUpdater a noUpdater=“1”

If I am missing something here, I would be glad to be pointed in the right direction, or perhaps the information if the options will be added in in future releases

donho

@Andrea-Gaviraghi

just tried to install the .msi version on a PC where I already had the .exe version.
At the end both seems to be installed:

The MSI is supposed to be used for IT deployment only.

@Daniel-Richter

where can i find the install switches for the silent installation with the new msi-installer?

If you use MSI for IT deployment, there must be a option in SCCM, or other MS deployment tools, or am I missing somethings?

@Lukas-Mayr

At the moment i am unable to find those for the new .msi installer.

I have no experience in IT deployment, but if I understand correctly, MSI is the standard installer format of MS Windows, and you should check the parameters of MSI in MS deployment document.

PeterJones

@donho said in Notepad++ 8.8.8 release:

So you should check the parameters of MSI in MS deployment document.

Microsoft documents command-line options that can be used to influence MSI installation using short-name options and long-name options.

I am in the process of adding a note to that effect in the Getting Started > Installer and Command Line Arguments > Installer Options sections of the User Manual

donho

@SwordReign8 said in Notepad++ 8.8.8 release:

Notepad++ v8.8.8 installed without a hitch. Double-clicking to initiate the installer first required deleting the self-signed certificates that were in place, to avoid Windows’ UAC (User Account Control) warning with the “Don’t Run” button. Also, this might be a bit late, but congratulations on acquiring an official digital certificate

I suppose that you’re talking about Notepad++ EXE installer. Double signed installer works fine to me, and Notepad++ root certificate has been already removed from my laptop.

Is there anyone here has encountered the same problem?

Lukas Mayr

@PeterJones
Thank you for adding the MSI-Installer section.

The usual switches for silent/passive/… installation work just fine out of the box with the .msi.

@donho
For the .exe installer there are the Notepad++ -specific options, like /noUpdater
These options seem to be missing from the .msi package

For instance: in the putty installer you have the option to set your own install-directory by changing the property of INSTALLDIR

msiexec /i "putty-64bit-0.83-installer.msi" /q INSTALLDIR="C:\Tools"

Screenshot 2025-11-21 070153.png

Those Options seem to not yet exist in the npp-msi installer
Screenshot 2025-11-21 070257.png

donho

@Lukas-Mayr said in Notepad++ 8.8.8 release:

@PeterJones
Parsing the installer with Orca shows no proberties that could be changed into that direction and also replacing the .exe options in .msi writing doesn’t seem to work either.

i.e. instead of /noUpdater a noUpdater=“1”

OK, I will add this option for the next release.

donho

@Lukas-Mayr
Please check if it’s what you need:
https://download.notepad-plus-plus.org/MISC/npp.Installer.x64.msi

Command line: msiexec /i Notepad++.msi NOUPDATER=1