Windows 10: Delete Sticky Notes in Windows 10

How to: Delete Sticky Notes in Windows 10

How to Delete Sticky Notes in Windows 10


The Sticky Notes app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10. This apps allows you to create and save notes to the desktop of your Windows 10 PC. Thanks to a new and improved design, added intelligence and Pen support, it is now easier than ever to quickly capture and add context to all your notes.

A new Sticky Notes 3.0 has been released with a major update.

This tutorial will show you different ways on how to delete Sticky Notes for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: Delete Note Directly from Note in Sticky Notes v3.0 and higher
• Option Two: Delete Note using Keyboard Shortcut in Sticky Notes v3.0 and higher
• Option Three: Delete Note from All Notes in Sticky Notes v3.0 and higher

OPTION ONE [/i] Delete Note Directly from Note in Sticky Notes v3.0 and higher
1. Click/tap on an opened note on your desktop you want to delete. (see screenshot below)



2. Click/tap on the Menu (3 dots) button. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Delete note. (see screenshot below)



4. Click/tap on Delete if prompted to confirm. (see screenshot below)








OPTION TWO [/i] Delete Note using Keyboard Shortcut in Sticky Notes v3.0 and higher
1. Click/tap on an opened note on your desktop you want to delete. (see screenshot below)



2. Press the Ctrl+D keys.

3. Click/tap on Delete if prompted to confirm. (see screenshot below)








OPTION THREE [/i] Delete Note from All Notes in Sticky Notes v3.0 and higher
1. Right click or press and hold on Sticky Notes in the Start menu (All apps) or on the taskbar, and click/tap on All notes in its jump list. (see screenshots below)





2. Right click or press and hold on the note you want to delete, and click/tap on Delete note. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Delete if prompted to confirm. (see screenshot below)




That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Turn On or Off Delete Confirmation for Sticky Notes in Windows 10
• How to Change Color of Sticky Notes in Windows 10
• How to Enable or Disable Insights on Sticky Notes in Windows 10
• How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 10
• How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes app Settings in Windows 10
• How to Sign in and Sign out of Sticky Notes in Windows 10
• Keyboard Shortcuts for Sticky Notes in Windows 10
• How to Access and Use Windows 10 Sticky Notes Online on the Web
• How to Manually Sync Sticky Notes on Windows 10 PC

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Sticky Note Missing

Hi KeithRawlings,

I'm Charles, an Independent advisor trying to help.

Let's see if with the following steps we can solve the problem:

1.- Open >> Sticky notes, when located on the taskbar (Right click on the option) >> Select: List of Notes, now check if your note is in that list.

2.- Follow the steps suggested by the Windows MVP in your article

https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-sticky-notes-lost...

I hope the steps work for you

Attentive to any comments

Have a happy day

Best Regards,

Charles.

 

Can't delete unused Sticky Notes neither change their colors

Hi Yhendra,

Thank you for using Windows10.

I understand your concern and would suggest that you try deleting the sticky note from the source location of the sticky notes from the specific user account.

The AppData folder in the below step is a hidden folder, try the below step to unhide it and later try the steps mentioned.

Steps to unhide:

• Open File Explorer by right click on Start Icon
  and select File Explorer.
• Click on View and check Hidden items.

Try the below step to delete the sticky note:

a) Open File Explorer.

b) Navigate to the following location:
C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Sticky Notes.

c) In the Stick notes
folder you will find a file called StickyNotes.snt

d) You will need the file named StickyNotes.snt

Note: If you delete StickyNotes.snt
file this will delete all the sticky notes present on the computer event the new ones.

Make sure that you backup any newly created sticky notes.

Hope this helps. Let us know if you need further assistance and we'll be glad to help.

 

sticky notes

Was this the WIndows 10 Upgrade from WIndows 7, 8 or 8.1?

Check now for a C:\Windows.old folder that is created during an Upgrade. If that folder is found, you can

Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 10 and then follow the steps here:

• To backup sticky notes in Windows 10/8.1/8/7:

STEP 1. Type %AppData%\Microsoft\Sticky Notes in the windows.old folder Search box.

STEP 2. Copy StickyNotes.snt to a safe location.

• To restore sticky notes:

STEP 1. Type %AppData%\Microsoft\Sticky Notes in start menu search box or run and press Enter.

STEP 2. Copy the StickyNotes.snt file from your backup folder and paste it in the folder that opens. Agree to overwrite the old file, or delete it first before copying. If it balks then install and use the

Take Ownership Shortcut on the folder so you can replace the .snt file.

If you don't have Windows.old folder, do you have a backup image of your old install which we can help you mount to browse into the old files?

If not then your notes may be lost. In the future use Notepad or Wordpad which can more easily save Files to your Documents, or back up the Sticky Notes file regularly following the above.

 

sticky notes

Hello,

Sticky notes may have encountered a system file corruption that caused this. We suggest that you run the

Windows app troubleshooter for this issue. Meanwhile, we also recommend that you reset your Sticky Notes app by following the steps below:

• Click the Windows icon and click Settings.
• Click System, and then click Apps & features on the left menu.
• Click on Sticky Notes on the list found on your right menu, click
  Advanced options link, and click the Reset button.
• Click the Reset button again when you see the confirmation dialog to reset Sticky Notes app.
• Close the Settings window and check your Sticky Notes app.

Let us know the results.

 

Win 10 v1709 update and missing Sticky Notes

Hi,

There is a possibility that the Sticky Notes were unexpectedly deleted on your desktop due to some errors while the update is being installed. For us to provide an accurate solution, we would need to know which build and edition of Windows 10 is currently
installed on your PC.

For initial troubleshooting, we suggest recovering the lost Sticky Notes by following these steps:

• Open the File Explorer.
• Type %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Sticky Notes\StickyNotes.snt in the address bar and then hit the Enter key.
• Look for StickyNotes.snt file and then open it with Notepad or Microsoft Word.
  
• Look for the missing notes in .snt file, copy and paste it into a new Sticky Notes.

To avoid issues with missing Sticky Notes, it will be best to back them up. You can follow the steps provided by
Jennifer Bri in this thread. It serves as a guide on how to back up and restore
Sticky notes in Windows 10.

We'll be waiting for your reply.