Windows 10: The Great Disappearing Notepad App

Discus and support The Great Disappearing Notepad App in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; My cousin said this was the place to come for help with W10, so I'm here. For some unknown reason my Notepad app (Pictured Below) vanished somehow. I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Peppercrunch, Jul 15, 2020.

  1. The Great Disappearing Notepad App


    My cousin said this was the place to come for help with W10, so I'm here.

    For some unknown reason my Notepad app (Pictured Below) vanished somehow. I tried looking everywhere to find it again. I checked default apps and everything. Normally, I simply type Notepad in the Start Menu search box and I see it and then pin it to my taskbar. Now when I type I don't see it at all. I just don't get it. I had to use my brother's laptop to type in Notepad just to get the screenshot of the one I'm now mysteriously missing. Please help.

    Thank you.

    This is my computer info:

    OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro, 64 bit, Build 19041, Installed 20200628102850.000000-180
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3, CPU Count: 4
    Total Physical RAM: 32 GB
    Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600, 1024 MB
    Hard Drives: C: 476 GB (379 GB Free);
    Motherboard: Dell Inc. 00V62H, ver A00, s/n /HQWZM22/CN7220047I01JO/
    System: Dell Inc., ver DELL - 1072009, s/n HQWZM22
    Antivirus: Windows Defender, Disabled


    The Great Disappearing Notepad App [​IMG]

    :)
     
    Peppercrunch, Jul 15, 2020
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  2. Bree Win User

    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.
     
  3. How do I download a copy of Notepad?

    "Windows 10" doesn't seem to respond to your suggestion. More?
     
    ShirleyJChambers, Jul 15, 2020
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  4. john barr Win User

    The Great Disappearing Notepad App

    Notepad consuming cpu 40%

    i dont know what the problem is , looks like i need to format C
     
    john barr, Jul 15, 2020
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