Windows 10: Cannot reinstall Windows Notepad

Discus and support Cannot reinstall Windows Notepad in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I love everything about Windows 10 and I always use the Store to install apps whenever the app is there. I heard that a few months ago Microsoft made... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Arafat_AAK, Jul 4, 2020.

  1. Cannot reinstall Windows Notepad


    I love everything about Windows 10 and I always use the Store to install apps whenever the app is there. I heard that a few months ago Microsoft made apps like Notepad, Paint, IE 11, WordPad etc. optional. I removed some of those like IE 11 and WordPad. I have always loved Paint and Notepad as these two apps help me when I want to do some really quick stuff. Then I saw that Notepad is available in the Store as an app which is more likely to receive updates than the one that I currently had. So I went to the Optional Features settings and uninstalled Notepad. But when I tried to install it from the Store, I was unable to do it. I could install just about any other app but not Notepad. The error message was that there was no device linked under my account that they could install the app on. Really!? I was literally signed in using my Windows 10 device. After that the "Install" button just doesn't work, the cursor becomes a red cross when hovered over the "install" button.


    I then tried to re-install Notepad from the Optional Features settings and it said that Notepad was installed but I couldn't find it anywhere in my computer. So the main point is I am currently unable to install Notepad from any sources available. Can anyone help me out with it or have I just deprived myself of Notepad... like forever!!?


    P.S in the Store version it states that "Windows 10 version 195410.0 or higher" is required. My build is the latest 2004 Windows 10 build so I am not sure if this could be causing any issue. Anyways, help is needed and greatly appreciated. Thanks.

    :)
     
    Arafat_AAK, Jul 4, 2020
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  2. Notepad

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. Appreciate your interest in using Windows 10.

    I suggest you to follow the steps provided below:

    • Open Task Manager. Here’s a tip: press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC.
    • Click on Startup tab.
    • Select Notepad from the list and click on Disable.

    Hope the information is helpful. Feel free to write to us
    for any other assistance with Windows, we’ll be glad to assist you.
     
    Eeshwar Kumar, Jul 4, 2020
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  3. JCabebe Win User
    Notepad

    I followed your suggestion but wasn't able to find Notepad listed on the startup. There are some listed as program but don't know which ones it could be.
     
    JCabebe, Jul 4, 2020
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  4. Cannot reinstall Windows Notepad

    Windows 10 Character Map and Notepad

    Well I found the answer to my question. I should have thought through this a little longer.

    Notepad is native in ANSI mode.
    However Wordpad can work in UTF-8 mode.
    I found steps to make Notepad usable in UTF-8 mode but there are a lot of steps and once again there has to be a registry hack to make it work.
    Now how do I make Workpad be listed in the most used application through the Start Menu?
     
    1ThursdayJC, Jul 4, 2020
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