

Notepad++ does not currently support the ability to edit the shortcuts, it only creates them the first time around. “C:\Users\DaveTheCaver\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml”Īnd making changes to this shortcuts.xml did make operational changes. Instead I found a file in the hidden AppData directory There is a shortcuts.xml file located in the Notepad++ directory, but changing this file did not change the shortcut.

When the shortcuts are created they’re stored in an XML file called shortcuts.xml. The example Filetype in this command will be “i_view64” and the Filetype will be “.Notepad++ has the ability to execute other programs from the Run menu. The command to close a file is even simpler and it follows this syntax: taskkill /im “filename.filetype” /t. Then type in the name and extension of the file you’re trying to open: “Filename.filetype.” In this example, the “Filename” will be screenshot and the “Filetype” will be.Navigate to the location of your file by typing the following into the command prompt window: Users\”Username”> cd C:\”Users\”User name”\”Location” In this example, the “Username” will be User and the “Location” will be desktop.

Type “Cmd” in Windows search and click on the app in results to run it.This means you need to enter the file name and its respective extension. To access a file directly, Command Prompt requires you to enter the specific path.

This article will explain all the necessary commands to open a file, close it, open a folder, and move to a folder Opening a File You should know that certain actions are much faster via Command Prompt – file access, for example. However, there is nothing to be afraid of, entering the wrong code/command is not going to mess up your PC, the command just won’t execute.
