记事本^(Notepad)是最常用的Windows应用程序之一。这个文本编辑器在Windows^(Windows)计算机中已经存在了近 30 年，仍然被数十万人用作他们编写项目的主要手段。记事本^(Notepad)与大多数应用程序和免费软件在错误方面没有什么不同，用户面临的最常见问题之一是他们无法在^{(not being able to open)}Windows设置中打开文本编辑器。因此^(Thus)，今天我将向您介绍可能会遇到此错误的各种原因以及如何修复它。

记事本^(Notepad)未在Windows 11/10

如果记事本无法在您的 Windows 11/10 PC 上打开，您可以尝试以下操作：

1. 从主文件夹打开其可执行文件
2. 删除有冲突的应用程序
3. 将记事本设置^{(Set Notepad)}为默认文本编辑应用程序
4. 启用后台应用程序
5. 重置记事本
6. 运行系统文件检查器
7. 在您的计算机上重新安装记事本
8. 使用记事本替代软件。

1]从主文件夹中打开其可执行文件^(Open)

这些问题最常见的原因是您的计算机上安装和运行了不兼容的工具/软件，导致记事本^(Notepad)无法正常运行。在开始之前，建议您尝试从Windows 文件夹中的System32或SysWOW64位置启动^(SysWOW64)记事本。^(Notepad)

2]删除冲突的应用程序

如果您的记事本^(Notepad)确实因为某些第三方文本编辑器而无法使用，您可能需要删除它们。以下是需要采取的步骤：

• 在您的系统上执行干净启动^{(Perform a clean boot)}并检查是否可以打开记事本。^(Notepad)
• 然后，使应用程序能够找到可能导致记事本^(Notepad)应用程序出现问题的进程。
• 如果确实存在反记事本^(Notepad)的应用程序，您可以选择通过任务管理器^{(Task Manager)}禁用它或立即卸载它。

相关^(Related)：修复记事本丢失^{(Fix Notepad is missing)}。

3]将记事本设置^{(Set Notepad)}为默认文本编辑应用程序

任何文件的默认应用程序都是在您双击它时打开或执行它的应用程序，而且大多数情况下，是用户设置它。例如，文本^(Texts)文件最常使用Microsoft Word和记事本^(Notepad)打开。记事本^(Notepad)可能会出现故障，因为用户没有设置默认文本编辑器并且后台应用程序已被禁用（在这种情况下，记事本^(Notepad)不会出现在Windows搜索中）。

将记事本^(Notepad)设置为默认文本编辑器和启用后台应用程序的过程非常简单。它只需要您按照以下步骤操作：

按Windows+X组合键打开高级用户菜单^{(Power User Menu)}，然后选择“应用程序和功能”。或者，也可以通过Windows设置访问此页面。

从屏幕左侧的选项窗格中，选择“默认^(Default)应用程序”并向下滚动以单击“按文件类型选择默认应用程序^{(Choose default apps by file type)}”。

在这里，您将看到按字母顺序排列的各种文件格式。

向下滚动^(Scroll)以查找“.txt”文件并选择记事本^(Notepad)作为默认应用程序。

要在Windows 11^{(Windows 11)}中按文件类型选择默认应用，请执行以下操作：

• 按 Win+I 打开 Windows 设置。
• 转到 Apps > Default apps。
• 单击 按文件类型选择默认值^{(Choose defaults by file type)}选项。
• 选择文件类型或扩展名。
• 选择^(Choose)您要设置为默认的应用程序。

4]启用后台应用程序

在搜索栏中，搜索“后台^(Background)应用”字样。这将带您进入Windows 设置^{(Windows Settings)}页面。

在这里，您将看到一个允许应用程序在后台运行^{(enable apps to run in the background)}的选项。

重新启动您的电脑。

在Windows 11中，没有允许您关闭所有后台应用程序的全局设置。您必须单独为每个应用程序执行此操作。

阻止或阻止 Windows 11 应用在后台运行：

1. 打开 Windows 11 设置
2. 转到应用程序 > 应用程序和功能
3. 找到您要阻止在后台运行的应用程序
4. 点击高级选项
5. 打开后台^(Background)应用权限下拉菜单
6. 您可以在此处选择始终^(Always)、推荐^{(Recommended)}或从不。

这种情况不太可能发生，但在重新启动 PC 之前，您应该检查那里列出的所有应用程序是否都已启用在后台运行。完成后，尝试打开记事本^(Notepad)以查看问题是否已解决。

5]重置记事本

将记事本重置为默认设置，看看是否对您有帮助。

6]运行系统文件检查器

可能 notepad.exe 文件已损坏。所以运行系统文件检查器，看看是否有帮助。

7]在您的计算机上^(Computer)重新安装记事本^{(Reinstall Notepad)}

有问题的错误也可能是计算机上记事本^(Notepad)安装损坏的结果，如果是这种情况，那么只需重新安装记事本应用程序^{(reinstalling the Notepad app)}即可解决问题。Notepad与您通过互联网或其他媒体安装在计算机上的软件和应用程序不同，必须按照不同的步骤进行卸载。

打开您的Windows 设置^(Settings)并单击应用程序^(Apps)。

在这里，您将看到已安装的可选功能^{(Installed Optional Features)}列表，其中包括Microsoft Paint、Windows Media Player和Notepad。单击^(Click)记事​​本^(Notepad)并进一步选择“卸载”选项。

在这一点上，这项工作只完成了一半。等到^(Wait)卸载完成并重新启动计算机。发布后，按照上述步骤到达可选功能^{(Optional Features)}页面，您将在其中看到安装 Windows 功能^{(Install Windows Features)}的选项。单击^(Click)它并搜索“记事本^(Notepad)”以将其重新安装到您的计算机上。之后，尝试打开记事本^(Notepad)，看看错误是否仍然存在。

在Windows 11中，您将在此处看到设置：

设置 >Apps > Optional功能。

8]使用记事本替代软件

如果没有任何帮助，您可以使用Notepad++等记事本替代文本编辑器软件^{(Notepad alternative text editor software)}。

以上^(Above)是一些您可以实施的解决方案，以防您无法在Windows计算机上打开记事本。^(Notepad)如果上述过程都没有为您解决问题，您可以创建一个新的用户帐户并查看。

Notepad is not opening in Windows 11/10

Notepad is one of the most commonly used Windows applications. Having been around for almost 30 years now in Windows computers, this text editor is still used by hundreds of thousands of people as their primary resort for writing projects. Notepad is no different than most applications and freeware out there when it comes to bugs, and one of the most common issues faced by users is them not being able to open the text editor in the Windows setup. Thus, today I will be walking you through the various reasons why one may encounter this error and how it can be fixed.

Notepad is not opening in Windows 11/10

If Notepad does not open on your Windows 11/10 PC, here are a few things you can try:

1. Open its executable from the main folder
2. Remove conflicting applications
3. Set Notepad as the default text editing application
4. Enable background apps
5. Reset Notepad
6. Run System File Checker
7. Reinstall Notepad on your Computer
8. Use Notepad alternative software.

1] Open its executable from the main folder

These issues are most commonly found to arise because of the installation and working of an incompatible tool/software on your computer that is prohibiting Notepad from functioning properly. Before you begin, it is recommended for you to try and launch Notepad from either the System32 or SysWOW64 locations in the Windows folder.

2] Remove conflicting applications

If your Notepad really is inoperable because of some third-party text editor, you would want to remove them. Below are the steps required to be taken:

• Perform a clean boot on your system and check if Notepad can be opened.
• Then, enable the applications to find the process that could be potentially causing problems with your Notepad application.
• If there does exist an application that is countering Notepad, you have an option to either disable it via the Task Manager or uninstall it straight away.

Related: Fix Notepad is missing.

3] Set Notepad as the default text editing application

The default application for any file is the one that opens or executes it when you double-click it and most of the time, it is the user that sets it up. Texts files, for example, are most commonly opened used Microsoft Word and Notepad. Notepad may be glitching because there is no default text editor set up by the user and the background apps have been disabled (in which case Notepad doesn’t show up on Windows search).

The process of both, setting Notepad as the default text editor and enabling background applications, is pretty easy. All it requires is for you to follow the steps below:

Open the Power User Menu by pressing the Windows+X key combination and select ‘Apps and Features’. This page can, alternatively, be approached via the Windows settings too.

From the options pane on the left side of the screen, select ‘Default apps’ and scroll down to click on ‘Choose default apps by file type.’

Here, you will see various file formats, arranged in alphabetical order.

Scroll down to find ‘.txt’ files and select Notepad as the default app.

To choose default apps by file type in Windows 11, do the following:

• Press Win+I to open Windows Settings.
• Go to Apps > Default apps.
• Click the Choose defaults by file type option.
• Select a file type or extension.
• Choose an app you want to set as default.

4] Enable background apps

In the search bar, search the words ‘Background apps.’ This will take you to a Windows Settings page.

Here, you will see an option to enable apps to run in the background.

Reboot your PC.

In Windows 11, there is no global setting that allows you to turn off all background apps. You have to do it for every app individually.

To prevent or Windows 11 apps from running in the background:

1. Open Windows 11 Settings
2. Go to Apps > Apps & features
3. Locate the app you want to prevent from running in the background
4. Click on Advanced options
5. Open the Background apps permission drop-down menu
6. Here you can select Always, Recommended, or Never.

It is unlikely for the case to be otherwise, but you should check if all the apps listed there are enabled to be running in the background before you reboot your PC. After having done that, try opening Notepad to see if the issue has been resolved.

5] Reset Notepad

Reset Notepad to default settings and see if that helps you.

6] Run System File Checker

Maybe the notepad.exe file has become corrupted. So Run System File Checker and see if that helps.

7] Reinstall Notepad on your Computer

The error in question can also be the result of a corrupt installation of Notepad on your computer, and if that is the case then simply reinstalling the Notepad app will do the trick for you. Notepad, unlike the software and applications that you install on your computers via the internet or other mediums, has to be uninstalled by following different steps.

Open your Windows Settings and click on Apps.

Here, you will see a list of Installed Optional Features, a list that includes Microsoft Paint, Windows Media Player, and also Notepad. Click on Notepad and further select the ‘Uninstall’ option.

The job, at this point, is only half done. Wait till the uninstallation is complete and reboot your computer. Post that, follow the steps above to reach the Optional Features page where you will see an option to Install Windows Features. Click on it and search for ‘Notepad’ to reinstall it on your computer. After this, try opening Notepad and see if the error still persists.

In Windows 11, you will see the settings here:

Settings > Apps > Optional features.

8] Use Notepad alternative software

If nothing helps, you may use a Notepad alternative text editor software like Notepad++.

Above were some of the solutions that you can implement in case you are not able to open Notepad on your Windows computer. In case none of the above-mentioned procedures do the trick for you, you can create a new user account and see.

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