Windows 10: I need help with Notepad documents

I moved my notepad documents to a new computer. When opened I get the error= The cloud file provider is not running" Please help, Windows 11

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how can edit the format of documents in notepad

Hi Ramon,

We understand that you'd like to edit the format of documents using Notepad application.

If you're trying to open an Office document like Word or Excel using Notepad, be informed that since the app only detect pure text, it will lose all the format and objects originally came with the document.

You can follow these steps to open a document in Notepad:

1. Right-click the document file.

2. Select Open With, and select Notepad. If not its not on the list, click
Choose another app.

3. Select Notepad, and click OK.

Kindly post back if you have further concerns.

 

Notepad consuming cpu 40%

Your screenshot of Task Manager and the notepad.exe properties shows the same size and creation date as in @dalchina's earlier screenshot. So it looks like it is the real notepad that's running.

But - it isn't running the way it should. In your Task Manager there should be a > to the left of notepad, and clicking on it should open up a list of the Notepad instances that are running, along with the name of the document that's open (or 'Untitled - Notepad' if none).

Yours doesn't show that (compare it with dalchina's screenshot). Notepad is running - yes, but not the way it's supposed to. It appears to be in the list of background processes, not in the list of Apps where it should be. Could something be trying to run it as a service? Perhaps some malware set this up, but failed to replace the genuine notepad.exe with its counterfeit one?

As a first step I'd look at the Startup tab in Task Manager for clues.

 

Left Margin in Notepad documents Changed

Hi,

We tried to replicate the issue but we cannot find any settings that would adjust that little space before the first letter on your notepad. Nevertheless, we recommend that you perform the following steps to reset the settings of notepad to its default:

• Make sure that Notepad is closed before you proceed.
  
• In Cortana, type Regedit.
• Select HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
• Look for SOFTWARE and double-click.
• Select Microsoft.
• Look for the folder Notepad and right-click.
• Select Delete and click Yes.
• Close the Registry Editor window.

After performing the following steps, you can open again your notepad file and check if you now have that little space before the first letter.

Please let us know if this helped you resolve the issue.