At times you may see that files do not open with the Notepad app on your Windows 10/11 PC by default. You may have a file with extensions .csv, ".py", ".java", ".xml" that may open up with another app, but you may want to open it with Notepad. In such case follow the below steps,
- Right-Click on the file.
- Select the option to open this file as Notepad.
- Click on "Just Once" to open this file just for this request, or, Always if you want this file extension to be always be opened with Notepad.
- The file will now be opened with the Notepad app.
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