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Windows 11 - Replace notepad with notepad2
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| :: notepad2, install and replace standard win11 notepad, which is slow as snails... | |
| :: first uninstall notepad2, if already installed | |
| winget uninstall flos-freeware.Notepad2 | |
| :: backup, just to be prudent | |
| reg export "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\notepad.exe" notepad-exe-redirections-backup.reg | |
| :: then delete the "redirection record", just to be sure | |
| reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\notepad.exe" /f | |
| :: uninstall "new" notepad (I use cmd.exe, invoke powershell to do this): | |
| POWERSHELL -COMMAND "Get-AppxPackage | Select-Object -ExpandProperty PackageFullName | Select-String notepad" | |
| :: and reinstall notepad2 using | |
| winget install flos-freeware.Notepad2 | |
| :: No reboot required, worked instantly for me. | |
| :: Windows 11 24H2 build v 10.0.26100.3775 | |
| :: source, some more info and discussion: https://superuser.com/a/1784478/557294 |
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