Solved Notepad Opens Twice

Fiery · Nov 19, 2023

Hiya

I have fixed the opening in the same tab, but now every time I open a saved notepad I get double!!

Win 11

Jeddie · Nov 19, 2023

To fix open Notepad and likely 2 files will appear; 1 new file and the last notepad file you opened.
Close the last notepad file, leaving the blank notepad file open.
Click 'gear' settings at top RH side.
Go to below setting and change to 'Open a new window'.

Fiery · Nov 19, 2023

Jeddie said:
To fix open Notepad and likely 2 files will appear; 1 new file and the last notepad file you opened.
Close the last notepad file, leaving the blank notepad file open.
Click 'gear' settings at top RH side.
Go to below setting and change to 'Open a new window'.

@Jeddie If you look at the screen dump I have added to my post, you will see I already have selected "Open a new window"

Jeddie · Nov 20, 2023

The steps I posted worked ok for me. Sorry I can't help any further.

Fiery · Nov 20, 2023

Jeddie said:
The steps I posted worked ok for me. Sorry I can't help any further.

I thought I had fixed it too by doing as I have done, thank you anyway

Fiery · Nov 23, 2023

Anyone?

johnlgalt · Nov 23, 2023

You could try going back to open previous session, then run Notepad and see if it has more than one tab there. Close every tab, and after closing the last tab ({X} on the tab, not on the program window) it should close out all previous sessions.

Now go back and change it to New window again.

See if that works.

nia198 · Nov 29, 2023

I had this problem when I set "Opening files" to "Open in new window". You need to also select the option below ("When notepad starts") to be "Open in a new window". Otherwise, when it starts it opens what you had open last in another window all the same. I that was the same file, you get it twice. Lame, but this fixes it for me :wink: