How to Add Edit with Notepad++ Option to Windows 10 or 11 Right Click Menu Options

If you make use of Notepad++ Text Editor a lot on your Windows PC, then it is a good idea to add "Edit with Notepad++" to the Right-Click Menu of your Windows 10/11 Operating System.

Below are some easy steps to add the option.

• Open Notepad++ and create a new file with name script.bat
• Now copy the below text and save the file.

  @echo off
  reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohome /f /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Edit with Notepad++"
  reg add HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohome\command /f /ve /t REG_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe\" \"%%1\""
  

  Note: Validate your path to notepad++.exe on your PC and change accordingly.

• Next open Terminal/CMD and run this script. You should see two messages "The operation completed successfully."

  

• Now when you right-click on any file, you should see the option "Edit with Notepad++" and when clicked will open that file in Notepad++

  

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