11 _best_ - Replace Notepad With Notepad Windows

Find "Notepad" in your Installed Apps list and click Uninstall . Windows will often automatically fall back to the legacy notepad.exe located in C:\Windows\System32 .

| Feature | Windows Notepad | Notepad++ | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | ❌ None | ✅ Over 80 languages (HTML, PHP, Python, JS, XML) | | Tabbed Interface | ❌ Separate windows | ✅ Multi-document tabs | | Auto-Save / Backup | ❌ Must save manually | ✅ Session snapshot & auto-recovery | | Search & Replace | Basic | ✅ Advanced regex search across multiple files | | Line Endings | Converts Unix to DOS silently | ✅ Shows and preserves EOL format | | Macros & Plugins | ❌ None | ✅ Record actions, FTP, JSON tools, etc. | | Large File Support | Chokes > 100MB | ✅ Handles GBs with ease | replace notepad with notepad windows 11

Congratulations! You’ve successfully replaced Notepad with Notepad++ on Windows 11. Find "Notepad" in your Installed Apps list and

Microsoft did a decent job. The new Notepad with tabs and dark mode is a massive improvement over the Windows 95 relic we’ve been stuck with. It’s finally "good enough" for Grandma to write her grocery list in style. | | Large File Support | Chokes >

Run the following command to set a "Debugger" alias for Notepad:

For developers, students, writers, and power users, the functionality gain far outweighs the 5-minute setup time. The IFEO registry method is safe, reversible, and doesn’t violate Windows integrity.