You can do so by first searching for Notepad via the Start menu. Related: How to Create “This PC” Shortcut on Desktop in Windows 11 Pin Notepad to taskbar for even quicker accessĪlternatively, you can also pin Notepad to the taskbar for even quicker launching (basically with a single-click on the Notepad icon).
A desktop shortcut for Notepad.exe will then be created on your desktop in Windows 11. Next, in the longer context menu, mouse over “ Send to” and then select “ Desktop (create shortcut)“. In the folder where Notepad.exe resides, right-click the Notepad.exe and select “ Show more options“. C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsNotepad_11.2206.17.0_圆4_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Notepad Right-click the Notepad.exe below “ Apps” (not the “Best match for apps” section) and select “ Open file location“.Īlternatively, you can open Notepad file location by manually navigating to the following directory in File Explorer. Go to the Start menu and search for “ Apps:Notepad“. To put Notepad on desktop in Windows 11, follow the steps below. 
The instruction below will show you how to create Notepad icon on desktop in Windows 11, so that you can quickly open Notepad from its desktop shortcut icon instead of having to open it through the Start menu.
Pin Notepad to taskbar for even quicker access. How to put Notepad on Desktop Windows 11. Right click notepad++.exe again > pin to taskbar (unpin first if pinning is not an option). Rightclick on notepad++ > properties > Change Icon… > Browse ico, go to your notepad++.exe (for me it’s in C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs) but if you have it pinned to start, you can also do Right click > more > open file location 
Paint should also be able to do it, but you lose transparency then.) (You can also convert it using gimp, but it’s quite complex. For my setup (windows 10, standard settings), 24x24 looked the best in the taskbar.
I got this image (.png) Īnd converted it using great service, no problems. I just like my desktop to look nice! So here’s the solution for other people like me, googling this problem, and finding this topic among the first results.
I know it’s an old topic, but I like non-important problems like this.
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