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  1. Free Windows Toolkit: Essential Open-Source Apps for Content, Code & Media

    Tom’s Hardware’s practical rundown of free Windows applications lands where many of us live every day: the toolkit that keeps content, code, and media moving without a subscription bill. The list — which highlights ScreenToGIF, GIMP, Inkscape, Notepad++, Rufus, VLC, and HandBrake — is both a...
  2. Restore Classic Notepad on Windows 11 Alongside the AI-Enhanced Editor

    Windows 11’s Notepad has been modernized with formatting and AI features, but the classic, no-frills Notepad is still available — and with a few sensible tweaks you can run it side-by-side with Microsoft’s new Notepad or make it the editor that opens when you type notepad.exe. This article...
  3. How to Open and Fix CSV Files on Windows 11: The Ultimate Guide

    Opening CSV files on Windows 11 can prove deceptively troublesome, especially when striving for both readability and data integrity. Although the format—Comma-Separated Values—sounds simple, users frequently encounter problems such as jumbled columns, garbled characters, or files stubbornly...
  4. The Evolution of Notepad in Windows: From Simplicity to Modern Features

    From the humble days of Windows 3.1 up through the modern age of Windows 11, Notepad has been one of the most enduring fixtures of Microsoft’s operating systems—a small, reliable utility known for its speed, simplicity, and get-out-of-your-way philosophy. For millions, Notepad offered a...
  5. Top Portable Apps for Windows: Boost Speed, Flexibility, and Privacy

    For many Windows users, the default suite of built-in tools in the operating system is viewed as sufficient—convenient, if not particularly exciting. But for those striving for greater speed, portability, and customization in daily workflows, relying purely on the Windows defaults has never...
  6. Top Open Source Windows Apps for Productivity, Creativity, and Security

    Open source applications for Windows continue to gain remarkable traction, offering users powerful, free, and privacy-respecting alternatives to commercial software. These apps often deliver robust functionalities, are continually improved by passionate communities, and provide a level of...
  7. Notepad++ 8.7.8 Review: The Ultimate Open-Source Text Editor for Windows

    Few pieces of software command as much quiet respect among Windows users as Notepad++. As an open-source editor rooted deeply in the Windows environment, its ongoing development continues to exemplify a rare blend of technical robustness, practical utility, and community-minded adaptability that...
  8. Notepad++ 8.7.8 Update: Enhancements for Performance and Usability

    Notepad++ 8.7.8 marks another step forward for the popular Windows text editor, offering a range of refinements that continue to win the hearts of developers, IT professionals, and casual power users alike. In a recent review showcased by Neowin, the update is portrayed as a polished...
  9. Boost Your Windows 11 Productivity: Explore JPEG XL, Notepad++, and File Explorer Tips

    Windows 11 Productivity Boosters: JPEG XL, Notepad++, & File Explorer Expertise Windows 11 never ceases to evolve, and the latest updates have loaded the toolbox with features that cater to both the creative professional and the power user. In today’s feature, we delve into three remarkable...
  10. 7 Essential Alternatives to Enhance Your Windows Experience

    1. Process Lasso – Beyond the Basic Task Manager While Windows 11’s revamped Task Manager certainly has its merits, Process Lasso elevates process management to the next level. This tool is like your PC’s personal productivity coach—it doesn't just list your running applications; it gives you...
  11. 8 Essential Windows 11 Alternatives to Default Apps for Enhanced Productivity

    When you think of Windows, you likely recall some of its longstanding basic applications—Notepad, Paint, and the ever-reliable File Explorer. However, as technology evolves, so do the possibilities for enhancing your user experience. If you're running Windows 11 and still clinging to those...
  12. Pin At Start Access Denied from VBscript and PowerShell command line

    Windows 11: I receive "access denied" by calling "Pin At Start" from the command line, no mather wich language PowerShell or VBscript. Both are called using administrator rights. PowerShell ========== Error ===== PS C:\Users\roberto> .\t.ps1 Pin-App : App(s) not found: C:\Program...
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    How to change default editor app for .txt files

    Win10 64bit. I have installed notepad++ and wanted to make it the default app to open .txt files. When trying to change the default editor I am not offered notepad++, only other software I also had installed previously, but most of them are not even editors. How can I make it the default editor?
  14. Windows 10 Windows update causes most of my Applications to stop working since 11th Oct. Please help!!

    Hi, My Windows updated automatically on night of Oct 11th. From the next day, when I started my laptop, most of the applications stopped running and gave me this error: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log...
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    Windows 7 Convert a notepad from hex format to text

    Hello, Im trying to read a notepad that is in hex format in normal text. I have downloaded the program notepad++, but cant follow the tutorials very well. I tried typing the exact words from the title and couldnt find a tutorial to match, nor do I necessarily wish to learn too much about hex...
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    Windows 8 Cant edit files that have been created in windows shell

    When I create a file (or a script creates a file) in the windows command shell, I am unable to edit it from notepad++, ultraedit etc. I am logged in as Don (which is an administrator account). And files and folders created in windows Explorer have owner 'Don'. When I launch the Windows...
  17. Windows 8 Can i make just certain files of a type open with a specific program in windows 8?

    The thing is, i open java files with Eclipse by default. Today i wanted to take some notes about Java the programming language which include text and code. I used Notepad++, and with it you can save the file as a wide variety of types, among them java file. I chose this, but since they are...
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    Windows 7 Notepad++ Open Files in LTR

    My Notepad++ interface language is RTL. Can I still set files to open LTR? Thank you.
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    Windows 7 Extra icons on taskbar

    I have several items pinned to the Quick Launch bar and when I launch some of them, I get the program icon duplicated onto the taskbar. When I launch other items, I merely get the Quick Launch icon's background filled in. As an example, I have 2 editors pinned to the Quick Launch bar...
  20. Windows 7 Help With Open with?

    I right click on a .yml file, go to open with, and select Notepad ++ in program files. It doesn't even show up in the list after I hit open! HELP