How to reset Notepad to its original default settings.

Notepad is a basic but useful text editor that's built into Windows. You can customize the default font, font style, and font size in Notepad, as well as many other settings to suit your work requirements. If Notepad has been changed too much and is affecting your usage, you can reset it to its original state, as shown in the guide below.

 

Reset Notepad to its original state via Settings.

Step 1:

Open Settings on your computer, then click on Apps on the left side of the interface, then look to the right and select Installed apps .

Now we can find the Notepad application through the search bar.

Step 2:

Tap the three-dot icon next to the app name and select Advanced options to expand advanced settings.

 

To access the Notepad application settings interface, scroll down to the Reset section and click the Reset button to restore the application and delete its data.

Reset Notepad to default settings via the Registry.

Step 1:

Type "Registry" into the search bar and press Enter to access it. Then, navigate to the following path.

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftNotepad

Step 2:

Next, right-click on the Notepad key and select Delete from the list that appears.

After reopening Notepad, the application was restored to its original settings.