How to install / uninstall Notepad application in Windows 10

Notepad has been a quick and simple text editor on Windows for over 30 years, and it's now available in the Microsoft Store. View, edit and search through plain text documents and source files can be done immediately.

You can install the Windows Notepad application from the Microsoft Store to Windows 10 version 19541.0 or higher. This tutorial will show you how to install and uninstall Notepad application from Microsoft Store in Windows 10.

Install Notepad from the Microsoft Store

1. Go to the Windows Notepad download page in the Microsoft Store application.

2. Click Get or Install.

How to install / uninstall Notepad application in Windows 10 Picture 1 Click Get to install Notepad How to install / uninstall Notepad application in Windows 10 Picture 2 Selecting Install will also install Notepad

3. When Notepad has finished installing, you can select Launch (to open) if desired.

How to install / uninstall Notepad application in Windows 10 Picture 3 Select Launch to open

4. You can now close the Microsoft Store application if you like.

Uninstall Notepad in Settings

1. Open Settings and click on Apps icon .

2. Click on App & features on the left, click on Notepad on the right and click on Uninstall button .

How to install / uninstall Notepad application in Windows 10 Picture 4 Click Notepad on the right and click the Uninstall button

3. Click Uninstall to confirm.

How to install / uninstall Notepad application in Windows 10 Picture 5 Click Uninstall to confirm

4. You can now close Settings if desired.

Uninstall Notepad in Command Prompt

1. Open Command Prompt.

2. Copy and paste the command below into the Command Prompt and press Enter.

powershell -command "Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsNotepad* | Remove-AppxPackage"

3. You can now close the Command Prompt if you like.

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Uninstall Notepad in PowerShell

1. Open PowerShell.

2. Copy and paste the command below into PowerShell, then press Enter.

Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.WindowsNotepad* | Remove-AppxPackage

3. You can now close PowerShell if you like.

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