记事本是(Notepad)Microsoft随所有Windows版本一起提供的简单文本编辑器(text editor)。有许多文本编辑器(text editor)具有更多功能，但记事本(Notepad)得以幸存下来，因为它的简单性，并且因为它捆绑在Windows中。记事本(Notepad)易于使用且速度快，即使在硬件功能不足的情况下也可以快速方便地进行编辑。要使用它，您需要知道如何打开它。以下是您可以在Windows 10、Windows 8.1 和 Windows 7中启动此文本编辑器(text editor)的所有不同方式：
注意：(NOTE:)本指南涵盖Windows 10、Windows 7 和Windows 8.1。有些方法适用于所有三个版本的Windows，有些方法只适用于一两个版本。对于每种方法，我们都会提到它适用的Windows 版本。(Windows version)如果您不知道您拥有的Windows版本，请阅读本教程：我安装了哪个版本的Windows ？。
1.在记事本(Notepad)中打开一个文本文件(text file)，使用Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)( Windows 7 ) 或文件资源管理器(File Explorer)( Windows 8.1和Windows 10 )
当您必须编辑现有文本文件(text file)时，最简单的方法是在Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)(Windows 7) 或文件资源管理器(File Explorer)（Windows 8.1 和Windows 10）中找到该文件，然后双击(double-click)或双击(double-tap)该文件。Windows中文本文件 ( .txt )的默认关联是与(default association)记事本(Notepad)关联。该应用程序从其中打开的文件启动，可以进行编辑。
2.使用搜索打开记事本（所有(Notepad)Windows版本）
Windows中的搜索既快速又简单。您唯一需要记住的是工具的名称：记事本(Notepad)。在Windows 10中，单击或点击任务栏上的搜索字段(search field)，在其中键入“记事本(notepad)”，然后单击或点击具有相同名称的结果。
在 Windows 8.1 中，开始在“开始”屏幕(Start screen)上键入“记事本(notepad)” 。键入会激活搜索功能(search function)，然后在出现的结果中单击或点击(click or tap)记事本(Notepad)。
在 Windows 7 中，打开“开始”菜单(Start Menu)，然后在搜索字段中键入“(search field)记事本(notepad)” 。在结果列表中，单击记事本(Notepad)。
3.通过要求Cortana打开记事本(Notepad)（仅限 Windows 10）
如果您的Windows 10系统上启用了Cortana，您可以让她为您打开记事本(Notepad)。
通过说“ Hey Cortana ”或单击或点击搜索字段(search field)中的麦克风按钮(microphone button)激活 Cortana 后，说“打开记事本(Open Notepad.)”。Cortana 确认您的命令：
命令执行期间，Cortana显示“正在打开记事本(Opening Notepad)”消息：
4.使用开始菜单(Start Menu)（在Windows 10和Windows 7中）或开始屏幕(Start screen)（在Windows 8.1中）打开记事本(Notepad)
您可以在 Windows 10开始菜单(Start Menu)中找到并打开记事本(Notepad)。单击开始(Start)，向下滚动应用程序列表，然后打开Windows 附件(Windows Accessories)文件夹。在那里您可以找到记事本(Notepad)快捷方式。
在 Windows 8.1 中，通过单击或点击左下角的向下箭头，从“开始”屏幕打开“(Start)应用程序”视图。(Apps view)向右滚动(Scroll)，直到看到记事本所在的(Notepad)Windows 附件(Windows Accessories)列表。
在 Windows 7 中，打开开始菜单(Start Menu)，单击所有程序(All programs)，然后打开记事本(Notepad)快捷方式所在的附件(Accessories)文件夹。
5. 为记事本(Notepad)创建快捷方式并将其固定到桌面（所有Windows版本）
如果桌面快捷方式(desktop shortcut)是您启动应用程序的首选方式，您可以为记事本(Notepad)创建一个快捷方式。在“创建快捷方式(Create Shortcut)”窗口中键入目标“记事本(notepad)”（不带引号）。如果您在创建快捷方式方面需要帮助，请阅读本指南。
6.将记事本(Pin Notepad)固定到任务栏、开始菜单(Start Menu)或开始屏幕(Start screen)（所有Windows版本）
如果您经常使用记事本(Notepad)，可以将其固定以快速访问的方便位置是任务栏和“开始”菜单(Start Menu)（Windows 10 和 Windows 7）或“开始”屏幕(Start Screen)（Windows 8.1）。在 Windows 10开始菜单(Start Menu)中查找并打开记事本(Notepad)。单击开始(Start)，向下滚动应用程序列表，然后打开Windows 附件(Windows Accessories)文件夹。右键单击或长按记事本(Notepad)快捷方式。在打开的菜单中，您可以为“开始”菜单(Start Menu)和“更多”选项“(More)固定到开始(Pin to Start)” 。当您单击或点击更多(More)时，菜单会扩展为第一个选项“固定到任务栏。(Pin to taskbar.)"
在 Windows 8.1 中，通过单击或点击左下角的向下箭头，从“开始”屏幕打开“(Start)应用程序”视图。(Apps view)向右滚动，直到到达(Scroll)Windows 附件(Windows Accessories)列表，然后右键单击或长按记事本(Notepad)快捷方式。在出现的菜单中，您可以选择“开始”屏幕的“(Start Screen)固定到开始(Pin to Start)”和“固定到任务栏(Pin to Taskbar.)” 。
在 Windows 7 中，打开开始菜单(Start Menu)，单击所有程序(All programs)并打开附件(Accessories)文件夹，然后右键单击或长按结果列表中的记事本(Notepad)快捷方式。在出现的菜单中，您可以选择“固定到开始菜单(Pin to Start Menu)”和“固定到任务栏(Pin to Taskbar.)” 。
从现在开始，使用您固定的快捷方式打开记事本(Notepad)。
7.使用运行窗口打开(Run window)记事本(Notepad)（所有Windows版本）
按键盘上的Win + R打开“运行”窗口(Run window)。在“打开(Open)”字段中键入“记事本(notepad)”并按键盘上的Enter或单击“确定(OK)” 。
8.使用命令提示符或 PowerShell(Command Prompt or PowerShell)（所有Windows版本）打开记事本(Notepad)
您也可以使用命令提示符或 PowerShell(Command Prompt or PowerShell)。在任何这些应用程序中，在命令行中键入记事本，然后按(notepad)ENTER。
9.使用任务管理器打开(Task Manager)记事本(Notepad)（所有Windows版本）
您可以使用任务管理器打开记事本。(Notepad)启动任务管理器(Task Manager)（快速方法是按CTRL + SHIFT + ESC）。在Windows 8.1和Windows 10中，您可以获得任务管理器(Task Manager)的精简视图。在这种情况下，请先按任务管理器(Task Manager)窗口左下角的更多详细信息。(More details)在文件菜单(File Menu)中，单击或点击Windows 10和Windows 8.1中的“(Windows 8.1)运行新任务(Run new task)”或 Windows 7 中的“新任务（运行...）(New Task (Run…)) ”。在出现的“创建新任务(Create new task)”窗口中，键入“记事本”(notepad)" 在Open字段中，然后按ENTER或按OK按钮。
10.使用Windows 资源管理器(Windows Explorer)( Windows 7 ) 或文件资源管理器(File Explorer)( Windows 8.1和Windows 10 )打开记事本(Notepad)
(Windows Explorer)Windows 7 中的Windows 资源管理器或Windows 8.1和Windows 10中的(Windows 10)文件资源管理器是启动(File Explorer)记事本(Notepad)的便捷方式。在地址栏中键入“记事本(notepad)”，然后按键盘上的ENTER 。
11.通过运行其可执行文件打开记事本（所有(Notepad)Windows版本）
记事本(Notepad)可执行文件位于Windows文件夹的(Windows)System32子文件夹中。您需要识别文件notepad.exe，然后双击或双击它。
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How to open Notepad in Windows (11 ways) -
Notepad has always been one of the most useful apps in Windows, and that holds true in both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Whenever you need to write a few things, jot down some thoughts, or simply need to get help in Windows, Notepad is right there at your fingertips. But, before anything else, you should know how to open Notepad on your computer. So we thought it would be a good idea to tell you all the ways in which you can launch Notepad. Want to know them? Read on and you might be amazed by how many and how different they can be, from simple double-clicks to desktop and keyboard shortcuts, and even Windows commands for Notepad:
NOTE: This guide is about opening Notepad in Windows 11 or Windows 10. If you don’t know what Notepad is and what’s its purpose, read this guide first: What is Notepad? 9 things you can use it for. And, if you don’t know what Windows version you’re using, this tutorial will give you some insight: How to tell what Windows I have (11 ways).
1. How to open Notepad using search
Regardless of whether you’re using Windows 11 or Windows 10, probably the fastest way to launch Notepad is by using search. In either operating system, press the Windows key on your keyboard, start typing notepad and, when Notepad shows up in the search results, press Enter or click/tap on it.
How to open Notepad on your PC fast
Alternatively, you could click or tap on the search button in Windows 11, or the search box in Windows 10. In both operating systems, search is right next to the Start button, on the taskbar. Then, type notepad and, when the search results are loaded, press Enter or click or tap on the Notepad result.
How to open Notepad using search
2. How to start Notepad by double-clicking on a text file
Notepad is the default app for opening text files in Windows. Text files are marked by the operating system with the “.txt” file extension. So, one of the easiest methods to launch Notepad on your computer is to simply double-click or double-tap on a text file.
You can do that anywhere a text file is found: on your desktop, in a folder, or on any drive. Obviously, in the latter cases, you’ll need to first use File Explorer to locate the text file that you want to edit with Notepad.
Open Notepad by double-clicking on a TXT file
3. How to open Notepad from the Start Menu
The Start Menu offers another easy way to open Notepad in Windows. If you’re using Windows 11, open the Start Menu and click or tap on the Notepad shortcut from the Pinned section.
The Notepad shortcut pinned on Windows 11's Start Menu
Alternatively, you can also open the All apps list and start scrolling through it. You’ll find a Notepad shortcut when you reach the letter N.
Shortcut to Notepad in Windows 11's Start Menu
In Windows 10, the Start Menu doesn’t have a default tile for Notepad. Still, you can find its shortcut by scrolling through the list of apps. When you reach the folder called “Windows Accessories,” open it, and you’ll find a Notepad shortcut inside.
Shortcut to Notepad in Windows 10's Start Menu
4. How to open Notepad quickly by pinning it to your taskbar or Start Menu
If you’re using Notepad often, you might want to pin its shortcut to the taskbar or, if it’s not already there, to your Start Menu. To do so, open the Start Menu, locate the Notepad shortcut in the apps list, and right-click or press-and-hold on it. In the context menu displayed, select “More” -> “Pin to taskbar” or “Pin to Start,” depending on where you want to pin Notepad.
How to pin Notepad to the taskbar or Start Menu
Then, you’ll have Notepad close by on your taskbar or Start Menu, to easily open it anytime you need it.
Notepad shortcut on the taskbar
5. How to create a Notepad shortcut to open it from anywhere
You can always make a shortcut that opens Notepad. If you’re using Windows 11 or Windows 10, an easy way to do it is to drag and drop the Notepad shortcut from the Start Menu onto your desktop or in any other folder you prefer.
Creating a shortcut to Notepad on the desktop
Another one is to create a Notepad shortcut manually. Just make sure to enter notepad as the shortcut’s “[...] location of the item”.
How to make a Notepad shortcut
NOTE: If you need help creating shortcuts, read How to create shortcuts for files, folders, apps, and web pages in Windows.
6. How to start Notepad with a keyboard shortcut
The keyboard offers fast shortcuts for launching all kinds of things, but Notepad is not one of them. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t create a Notepad keyboard shortcut by yourself. You can! All you have to do to set a hotkey for Notepad is to follow the steps from this tutorial, and choose a Notepad keyboard shortcut you like: How to run a Windows app or program with a keyboard shortcut. In short, you’ll have to make a Notepad shortcut, save it somewhere on your PC, and set a keyboard shortcut for it in the Shortcut key field from its Properties window. In the following screenshot, you can see an example where I chose to use Ctrl + Alt + N as the Notepad keyboard shortcut:
How to open Notepad with a keyboard shortcut
From now on, anytime I want to open Notepad on my computer, all I have to do is press Ctrl + Alt + N.
7. How to open Notepad from CMD using Terminal, Command Prompt, or PowerShell
Did you know that you can also open Notepad from CMD? Yes, there is a Windows command for Notepad. If you like working with Windows Terminal, Command Prompt, or PowerShell, type the command notepad in any of them and press Enter.
Windows command for Notepad
This immediately opens Notepad from CMD in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
8. How to open Notepad using Task Manager
Another way of opening Notepad is to use Task Manager. Launch Task Manager: a quick way to do it is to press the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys on your keyboard. If the Task Manager opens up in its compact view mode, click or tap on “More details.” Then, open the File menu and click or tap on “Run new task.”
Running a new task from Task Manager
Type notepad in the “Create new task” window and then press Enter or OK.
Open Notepad from the Task Manager
9. How to start Notepad from the Run window
Another method we know for opening Notepad is to use the Run window. Launch Run (Win + R) and type notepad in its Open field. Then, press OK or Enter.
How to launch Notepad from Run
10. How to launch Notepad using Cortana
You can also ask Cortana to open Notepad. Open Cortana, type “open Notepad” in her dialog box, and press Enter. Alternatively, you can also press the microphone button and use your voice to say “Open Notepad!”.
Ask Cortana to open Notepad
Cortana will then immediately open Notepad.
11. How to open Notepad in Windows by running notepad.exe
Both Windows 11 and Windows 10 store an executable file for Notepad in the default Windows folder. This means that you can use File Explorer to navigate to your Windows folder and double-click on the notepad.exe file to open Notepad.
Where's notepad.exe in Windows?
How do you open Notepad?
These are all the methods we know for starting Notepad in Windows. What’s your favorite? Do you know how any other way to open Notepad on a Windows laptop, tablet, or desktop computer? If you do, don’t hesitate to share your methods in the comments section below, and we will update this article as soon as possible.
