The story of replacing Notepad in Windows 11 usually follows one of two paths: upgrading to a more powerful tool like Notepad++ or retreating to the nostalgia of the Classic Notepad. The Upgrade: Moving to Notepad++
Disable "App Execution Aliases":If you don't want to uninstall the new app, you can just stop it from intercepting the "notepad" command:
Many old tutorials suggest renaming notepad.exe to notepad.old and replacing it with a copy of notepad++.exe. Do not do this on Windows 11.
: Open Command Prompt as Administrator and run the command tailored to your installation (64-bit vs 32-bit) to alter the Image File Execution Options in the registry.
⚠️ Manual method may break Windows updates — use only if needed.
