Windows 10: NotePad app has disabled edit features

NotePad on my new PC has all edit features disabled. I can’t copy or paste from other documents into a NotePad file. Why?

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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.

 

The Great Disappearing Notepad App

Welcome to Ten Forums. Your cousin is very wise *Wink

With the update to 2004 Notepad has become an optional feature. If it is installed you should fin it listed in Apps > Apps & features > Optional features.









If it is not listed there, you should be able to click on 'Add a feature' to find and install it.

This is not the first report of Notepad going missing after the update to 2004, it has also been reported here. Though I have updated several machines now without it going missing.

 

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.