Windows 10: Notepad++ update notices despite preferences set unenabled - fix

I've been getting these twice a month despite Settings>Preferences>Misc>Enable Notepad++ auto-updater being set to off. I'm using the portable version of Notepad++ v. 7.7, and so I'm not sure if this behavior is happening with the installed version or not. This may be intentional behavior. I found it an annoyance.









I was able to suppress them by setting the date forward in the config.xml:

<GUIConfig name="noUpdate" intervalDays="15" nextUpdateDate="20250721">yes</GUIConfig>

Note: If I tried to edit the 'config.xml file with Notepad++ itself, obviously it will overwrite the changes. So either use Notepad or make a copy and paste in back into the proper directory after Notepad++ is closed. You might want to test this by setting the value to today's date with another editor and then opening Notepad++. I've been consistently get the notice every time as it then sets the nextUpdateDate to today+intervalDays





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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.

 

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Notepad and reccomended updates

Hi Claudia,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I see that you are facing issues with the notepad as you are not able to pin it to the taskbar by right clicking it.

Please answer the below questions to assist you better,

1.
Are you getting any error message while you are right clicking on the notepad?

2.
Are you able to pin other applications to taskbar?

3.
Are you referring to notebook app or notepad?

For query 1:

Yes the recommended updates comes through Windows update. Through Windows Store you can update only apps.

Please be informed that, on Windows 10 whenever the system get connected to the Internet the Windows update will automatically downloaded and install the same based on the settings.

If you are facing issue updating Windows 10 run update troubleshooter.

Windows 10 has a built-in troubleshooter to check and fix issues with Update. I would suggest you to run this troubleshooter to check if the issue is with your Windows update.

Refer these steps:

• Press Windows key +X, select Control panel.
• Change the view by option on the top right to Large icons.
• Click on Troubleshooting and click on the view all option on the left panel.
• Run the Windows Update troubleshooter.
• Restart the system and check if the issue is resolved.

For query 2:

As a workaround please follow the below steps and check if it works,

1. Type Notepad in the Search bar Right click and
Pin to Start.

2. Drag the notepad from the start menu to taskbar and check if it works.

Hope this helps. If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.