Windows 10: How to unload a file from Notepad?

Hi there,when working with MP4 files in Windows Explorer I misclicked and opened one of them with Notepad. I guess because the file is too big it's not properly loading in Notepad and I don't want it to be loaded, because well, I misclicked and causes Notepad to not respond. I have to close it by force.Unfortunately Notepad loads that MP4 file every time I use the app. The file is sitting in the tabs and I can't close it via x-Button even when I'm not clicking onto the tab itself. I also can't close Notepad itself without crashing it into "no response". This is so annoying.So my question

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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.

 

Ascii file in Notepad

Hi GreenGreen2,

This statement of an issue is quite unclear and incomplete to be understood by our readers. It is too broad for us to distinguish the main reason why you are having challenges/concerns with
Notepad. To have a better understanding of your concerns, we'd like to ask you some questions:

• What is this file? Is it a Notepad
  file with ASCII characters inside it? or is file with ASCII characters named on it?
• What is the file extension of this file? Is this a .txt file or not?
• Where is this file came from?

• Can you give us a step by step walkthrough on what you’re doing?

• Can you create a new user profile and test if the issue will still happen in the new user profile?
• What were the recent changes made on your part before you experienced this issue?
• Can we have a screenshot of this file? This is to give us at least an idea what type of file is this.

In addition, you can read our forum guidelines here:
How to ask an effective question to help you phrase and compose your concerns in complete detail here in our community. In this way, the readers will get enough information that will lead them to provide you accurate resolutions instead of
having assumptions and guessing.

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Notepad getting stuck

Hi,

Kayece here, An Independent advisor and a user just like you. I will be happy to assist you today.

I understand that your notepad is not functioning properly after you have accidentally opened a notepad file. Please restart your device and see if the notepad is working again.

If you still have the same, I suggest repairing your Notepad app. Follow the steps below.

Press Win logo key + Q to open the search box and type Notepad> right-click Notepad at the top of the result list > App settings > Repair. Then restart your device.

If the issue still persists, please follow the steps again, and this time choose reset. After resetting, please restart your device again.

I hope this is helpful. If you have any additional questions, please let me know and I will gladly assist you.

Kayece

Stay Safe!