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Use Windows default icon with Notepad++

Fresh6 days ago
Mar 15, 202636506 views
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I do like Notepad++, but I hate its icon. I'm very happy with Windows icons for txt/ini/... files, and would like to keep them. How can I associate Notepad++ with all supported filetypes without changing icons? With Notepad2, the problem did not occur.

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Fix for: Use Windows default icon with Notepad++

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Here's a quick answer that works perfectly. It's based on @bubu's answer, but simplified with images to make it easier: Open RegEdit Go to (If doesn't exist, create it under ) Create a new string value and set it to It should look something like thi…

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