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How do I open only one instance of the same text file using Windows Notepad (Not Notepad++)? For example right now if I open my notes.txt, it opens an instance, but if I click and open the same notes.txt again, it opens another same instance thus having two same files left opened. This causes confusion when it comes to saving my work sometime.
How do I resolve this? Thank you.

Fahim Ahmed
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    So far i know, the default Windows Notepad doesn't have such a function. I would recommend a tool like Notepad++ or Ultra-Edit. For example Ultra-Edit will notify you about changes to any open files and offer to reload the latest Version. – k1ll3r8e May 30 '19 at 08:45
  • The new notepad open the same file just in a new tab instead in the same, problem here – Honsa Stunna Mar 15 '23 at 13:49

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On Windows 7 and 10 you can create a shortcut to the txt file and it will go to the open Notepad window for that file instead of opening a second instance.

Sadly as of Windows 11 this no longer works.

Martin Belcher - AtWrk
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