Windows 10: notepad option save as encoding - unicode - does not exist anymore

I used to have the option to save files in notepad as unicode.

I upgraded to Windows 10, Microsoft365 and the option is completely gone. All I have is ANSI, and a few UTF options.

Any suggestions?


Moved from: Unknown/other / Windows 10 / Microsoft 365 Family

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Unicode in Notepad

When you open a file that is garbled, then click 'Save As', what encoding is displayed in the Save As dialog? That will tell you what encoding Notepad 'thought' was correct.

You might also try opening one of the files using the '/w' switch in Notepad (from Run dialog or Command):

notepad /w 'filename.txt'

Keith

 

Microsoft Rebrand Unicode to UTF-16 LE in NotePad Windows 10 2004

So basically like the title says Microsoft managed to remove the Unicode (Sometimes Unicode 1200) encoding format found in the Save As dialog of it's NotePad and introduced several other encoding formats which weren't present before .

So if you ever wonder what happened to Unicode , its simple , it was just re-branded UTF-16 LE along the list .

So why is this tip important ? Probably not to you but for the majority of consumers of offline Subtitles files , Unicode is found to be the widely acceptable format of choice as it works on almost all LCD TVs , Smart or Dumb , Software Players , IPTV Boxes , Smart Boxes and Satellite Receivers with USB Aux support .

Yet then comes in line UTF-8 which works fine on some of the upper devices but fail on others and display machine code like characters .

Usually offline Subtitles are uploaded to hosting websites in raw ANSI format probably out of laziness or poor understanding from the uploader to the concept of encoding , where people had to use NotePad to change encoding to Unicode to play .

Now with its absence foreign communities started questioning the use of 3rd party softwares and came out candidates as CP Converter etc. where the irony is NotePad is still capable of doing the job only the format had been re-branded to UTF-16 LE

Cheers
*Cool

 

remove unicode element from notepad text

Hello Doron1983,

I will need more information about your concern about saving your document. Please verify the following:

• Can you tell me the error message you're getting when saving the document?
• Is the issue isolated to a single document?
• Are you signed in as the administrator when you encountered the issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

In the meantime, I suggest launching Notepad with administrative privileges.

1. Click the Start button and type Notepad.
2. Right-click Notepad and select Run as administrator.
3. If prompted, click Yes or enter the administrator password.
4. Open the document and save it by clicking File > Save with administrator access.

We also need to make sure that the file is saved in Unicode format, not the default one,
ANSI.





I'll be waiting for your reply.