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Notepad++ is unable to load langs.xml, why?

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Mar 15, 2026117664 views
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Whenever I open NotePad++ the following error message appears: --------------------------- Configurator --------------------------- Load langs.xml failed! --------------------------- That obviously means that there is also no syntax highlighting. My OS is Windows 7 64-bit.

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Fix for: Notepad++ is unable to load langs.xml, why?

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Somehow, your has errors in it. Perhaps while exploring various Notepad++ options you accidentally made unintended changes to it. That's what happened to me. Go to the installation folder for Notepad++ and rename to . Then, in that same folder, find , make a copy of it, and rename the copy to . DO NOT simply rename the file or you will not have it available the next time you need it. also replace this file in the folder You will want to then compare the langs.xml to langs.xml.bad and see if the…

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