Windows 10: Notepad not working

Discus and support Notepad not working in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hi guys. I am unable to open the notepad or paint application. whenever i click it nothing happens. For paint it says that "unable to create a new... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by JiltedGondolier, Dec 21, 2020.

  1. JILTEDGONDOLIER
    JiltedGondolier Win User

    Notepad not working


    Hi guys. I am unable to open the notepad or paint application. whenever i click it nothing happens. For paint it says that "unable to create a new document". However i don't use paint so often. But please help me fix the problem with the notepad not opening. I have tried the sfc scannow thing but nothing changed. please help me

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    JiltedGondolier, Dec 21, 2020
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  2. 1THURSDAYJC
    1ThursdayJC Win User

    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, Dec 21, 2020
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  3. EESHWAR KUMAR
    Eeshwar Kumar Win User
    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, Dec 21, 2020
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  4. JCABEBE
    JCabebe Win User

    Notepad not working

    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, Dec 21, 2020
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