Make a Notepad++ multi-window shortcut
These techniques allow a Windows development machine to use Notepad++ more effectively.
Notepad++ from command line
Add to the user PATH the binary path of Notepad++ – usually it’s like “c:/Program Files/Notepad++”
This allows one to use notepad++ from the Windows command prompt.
Notepad++ shortcut icon open a new window
When using multiple virtual desktops, by default Notepad++ snaps to the other desktop when clicking the Notepad++ start menu icon.
Make the Notepad++ icon open a new Notepad++ window by editing the Notepad++ start menu shortcut, appending -multiInst
to the right and outside of the quoted full path to notepad++.exe.
That is, the Target field will contain something like:
"c:/Program Files/Notepad++/Notepad++.exe" -multiInst