replace-notepad

Open Atom instead of Notepad. (Windows)
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replace-notepad

Easily replace Notepad with Atom. Administrator privileges are required for a one-time setup.

After installing, use the menu: Packages » Replace Notepad » Replace Notepad.

Note that you have to restore notepad before you uninstall this package!

If there are multiple users using the machine, please be aware of the following caveats:

  • This registry tweak is a global setting that will affect all users.
  • Since Atom is installed on a per-user basis, each user must install Atom, but since the registry tweak is for a specific user, that user's files must be accessible to all users (this is usually the case by default).
  • If the replace-notepad stub can't find Atom, it will offer to disable the redirect.

Compiling

If you want to compile replace-notepad.exe yourself, download Cygwin and install the mingw64-i686-gcc-core package. Then open the Cygwin terminal, go to the bin directory, and run ./build.bat.

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Restoring Notepad

If you forgot to restore Notepad and uninstalled Atom, you can easily restore it by running this command. In Windows 10, open an elevated command prompt by right-clicking on the start menu and then clicking Command Prompt (Admin).

cmd /C reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\notepad.exe" /f