Notepad doesn't have the dark mode

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

Berton said:
Looking at your My Computer shows OS w11/os catalina but I think the name Catalina is actually for the newish macOS. Are you running Win11 on top of your Apple Macintosh installation?

no..boot manager

EnvioX said:
or maybe custom installation/build, that's why he get the "old-notepad" claimed the light version
and that make me do some search and find this :View attachment 53036
by passing tpm check with w10 installer. maybe that's why he got w10 notepad

the tpm is disable...on all pc/mac that I installed..for example..I have a dual core, 2 gb ram, notepad is dark

johnlgalt · Feb 17, 2023

johnlgalt said:
If not, what is you actual Windows 11 version? (winver.exxe and copy the version and paste it here)

Please use winver to report your full Windows version.

It should look like this:

And also I've got the same as all the others in terms of Notepad version currently installed:

Your version is already much older, and @EnvioX may be correct - if this is an install on Mac hardware that you had to use some bypass tricks to get installed, it could have reverted to an older build of some apps - including Notepad.

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

this is the oldone

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

notepad = blocco note

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

this is the new one

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

windows 11 comes from the same usb installation for both pcs

johnlgalt · Feb 17, 2023

Start --> winver.exe

Or

Run (Windows Key + R) --> winver

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

the new one

johnlgalt · Feb 17, 2023

I have 21H2 in a virtual machine - firing it up now. Let me see if it has the newer Notepad or the older one.

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

the old one is the same

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

it doesn't matter where windows is...

johnlgalt · Feb 17, 2023

Nope - Same build, but new Notepad.

Have you checked for updates in Microsoft Store?

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

I tried but the wheel turns ..turns..downloading....nothing happens

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

look..the same machine, the same win..but it is on virtual...

johnlgalt · Feb 17, 2023

fabio8v said:
I tried but the wheel turns ..turns..downloading....nothing happens

Then I suspect therein lies the problem.

Try using this tutorial to reset the Store:

Reset and Clear Microsoft Store Cache in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to clear and reset the Microsoft Store cache for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help...

www.elevenforum.com

fabio8v · Feb 17, 2023

ok guys..at the end the store worked..and now I have the new notepad with the dark mode...remains a mistery why sometime w11 installation doesn't install the correct version
thank very much to everybody that help me
ciao from rome

EnvioX · Feb 17, 2023

johnlgalt said:
if this is an install on Mac hardware that you had to use some bypass tricks to get installed, it could have reverted to an older build of some apps - including Notepad.

@fabio8v : do you use custom build? or you create your own build with w10 iso?
if so, that is your point....
some custom build disables many things, including TPM Check and other stuff and make windows store think you are w10.... so however you tried to uninstall and reinstall, it will revert back to your "Default" Notepad.
and the solution only one
you need advance level to replace notepad from original ISO to your ISO or installed windows.
or
try to get other ISO that include the "real" notepad.

BUT ... if i read your post... you did 1 more things.. installed same ISO on virtual, in fact at Virtual Machine, the notepad are working....
if between real machine and/or with virtual machine and other machine use same ISO ... then ( no matter you bypass the tpm or custom iso build) it should be same notepad.

Except this is what happened:
you installed W11 on 2 PCs and noticed that the notepad is not correct or the version you want to update... then you do..

on PC 1: You installed Windows then you deleted Notepad (accidentally or on purpose) then you took it again from the microsoft store.

on PC 2: You didn't delete notepad, because on PC 1 there was already a problem

johnlgalt · Feb 17, 2023

EnvioX said:
@fabio8v : do you use custom build? or you create your own build with w10 iso?
if so, that is your point....
some custom build disables many things, including TPM Check and other stuff and make windows store think you are w10.... so however you tried to uninstall and reinstall, it will revert back to your "Default" Notepad.
and the solution only one
you need advance level to replace notepad from original ISO to your ISO or installed windows.
or
try to get other ISO that include the "real" notepad.

BUT ... if i read your post... you did 1 more things.. installed same ISO on virtual, in fact at Virtual Machine, the notepad are working....
if between real machine and/or with virtual machine and other machine use same ISO ... then ( no matter you bypass the tpm or custom iso build) it should be same notepad.

Except this is what happened:
you installed W11 on 2 PCs and noticed that the notepad is not correct or the version you want to update... then you do..

on PC 1: You installed Windows then you deleted Notepad (accidentally or on purpose) then you took it again from the microsoft store.

on PC 2: You didn't delete notepad, because on PC 1 there was already a problem

He said it is the exact same build he has on multiple machines, this one machine is the one that does not have it the same as others. Even showed screenshots of same exact build from same USB on 2 different machines, one working and another not.

Also, he mentions that Windows Update does not work on the same machine with the old Notepad - I think that is the source of the problem.
And now he has it working