{"id":67047,"date":"2023-12-05T13:08:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T07:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=67047"},"modified":"2023-12-05T22:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:29:46","slug":"notepad-opens-recent-files-everytime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/notepad-opens-recent-files-everytime\/","title":{"rendered":"Notepad Opens Recent Text Files Everytime in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you open a .txt file using Notepad, it may automatically open all the recent text files you have opened &#8212; e.g., files opened yesterday or the day before. When you close all the open files and open Notepad again, it also opens the most recent .txt file.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67049\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/notepad-previous-session-open-tabs.png\" alt=\"notepad open recent text files automatically - tab ui\" width=\"750\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This behavior is seen in the store version of Notepad that has the tabbed user interface.<\/p>\n<h2>Resolution<\/h2>\n<p>The Notepad store app has a setting that decides whether to open recent files during launch. Please follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Notepad.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the gear icon in the top right-hand corner of Notepad. The gear icon opens the &#8220;Settings&#8221; window.<\/li>\n<li>In Settings, expand &#8220;When Notepad starts&#8221;. There will be two choices: &#8220;Open content from the previous session&#8221; and &#8220;Open a new window.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Open a new window&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/notepad-previous-session-open.png\" alt=\"notepad open recent text files automatically\" width=\"666\" height=\"640\" \/>(In older versions of Notepad, the option may be named &#8220;Restore the previous session&#8221; or &#8220;Reopen files from the last session.&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Close and reopen Notepad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you open a .txt file using Notepad, it may automatically open all the recent text files you have opened &#8212; e.g., files opened yesterday or the day before. When you close all the open files and open Notepad again, it also opens the most recent .txt file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[869],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-11"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5732,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/replace-notepad-text-editor-notepad-plus-association\/","url_meta":{"origin":67047,"position":0},"title":"How to Replace Notepad With Notepad++ or Other Editor","author":"Ramesh","date":"November 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"If you\u2019re looking at how to replace Notepad with Notepad++ or any third-party editor, this post explains how to do it. 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Also, if you click \"Choose another app\", the Open with \"dialog\" that appears, shows Notepad twice. This post tells you how to resolve the issue. 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