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Opening Notepad on a Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC is as easy as selecting a few options, running a command, or pressing a keyboard shortcut. We’ll show you all the available ways to open your favorite text editor on your computer.
Using Windows Search
- The easiest way to find and launch any app on your PC is to use Windows Search. You type the name of the app you want to open and Search retrieves it for you.
- To open Notepad using this way, first, open Windows Search by either clicking the “Search” box on your taskbar or opening the “Start” menu and selecting the search box at the top.
- Then, type “Notepad” and click the app in the search results.
Your app is now open.
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From Run
Windows’ Run box lets you run various commands and open many apps on your PC. To use it for launching Notepad, first, open the tool by pressing Windows+R.
In the open box, type the following command and press Enter: notepad
Windows will launch the Notepad app.
Using Start Menu
- Windows’ “Start” menu hosts shortcuts to many of your apps, including Notepad.
- To use it, open the menu by either pressing the Windows key or selecting the menu icon on the taskbar.
- When the menu opens, select “All Apps.” From the app list, choose Notepad to launch the app.
From Task Manager
- Usually, you’d use Task Manager to force-close apps, but you can use this utility to launch apps as well.
- To do that, right-click your “Start” menu icon and choose “Task Manager.” On the tool window, select “Run New Task.”
- In the open box, type the following and press Enter: notepad
Task Manager will launch your Notepad app.
From Taskbar
Windows’ taskbar is limited in size so it can’t contain all your apps, but you can pin your favorite apps to it to make launching those apps easier.
To do that for Notepad, first, open the “Start” menu and find “Notepad”. Right-click the app and choose “Pin to Taskbar.”
On your Windows taskbar, you now have a new shortcut, letting you directly launch the Notepad app.
Using a Desktop Shortcut
- If you prefer launching apps from your desktop, add Notepad’s shortcut to your desktop using a few easy steps.
- First, access your desktop by pressing Windows+D. On the desktop, right-click anywhere blank and choose New > Shortcut.
- On the “Create Shortcut” window, click the text field and type the following. Then, choose “Next.”
On the following screen, click the text field and type a name for your shortcut. Then, click “Finish.”
Your shortcut is now ready, and you can double-click it to open your Notepad app.
To launch Notepad while you’re inside File Explorer, you don’t have to close your current window. Use a command within your file manager to launch your text editor.
To do that, in your File Explorer’s address bar at the top, type the following command and press Enter: notepad
Notepad is now open on your screen.
Using Command Prompt
If you prefer running commands, use a command in Command Prompt to open Notepad.
First, open the “Start” menu, find “Command Prompt”, and launch the utility. Then, type the following command and press Enter: notepad
Let CMD open your favorite text editor.
Windows’ PowerShell utility is similar to Command Prompt in many ways, and you can use this tool to launch your apps as well, including Notepad.
To do that, open the “Start” menu, find “PowerShell”, and launch the utility. Then, type the following command and press Enter: notepad
Notepad is now open.