

Select Choose how updates get installed, and then under Important updates, select Install updates automatically (recommended).If you want to check for updates manually, select Check now.Open Windows Update by swiping in from the right edge of the screen (or, if you're using a mouse, pointing to the lower-right corner of the screen and moving the mouse pointer up), select Settings > Change PC settings > Update and recovery > Windows Update.

To turn on automatic updates in Windows 8.1 Select Advanced options, and then under Choose how updates are installed, select Automatic (recommended).If you want to check for updates manually, select Check for updates.Select the Start button, then select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update.To turn on automatic updates in Windows 10 Kindly comment and let us know the fix that helped you solve the issue.Windows Update automatically installs important updates as they become available. We hope this article has been informative. If you have tried all the fixes listed above and yet see that the Notepad is not opening, then it would be better to consider alternative Text editors like Notepad++, Atom, etc

To do so, refer How to Create a New Local User Account in Windows 10Ĭheck if this helps to resolve the issue. Fix 8: Create a New User AccountĪt times, when the user account is corrupted, Windows Apps like Notepad, Paint doesn’t work as expected, creating a new Windows User Profile has helped. This will reset the Notepad settings to their default.

Step 5: Right-click on the Notepad folder as shown below and select Delete from the context menu. Step 4: In the Editor window, in the top bar, copy-paste the below location HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Notepad To take a backup, In the Registry Editor–> Go to File –> Export –> Save your Backup file. It is advised to take the backup of the registry before proceeding. NOTE: Registry editing can have an adverse effect on the system even with the slightest mistake. Step 3: In the UAC window that asks for permission, just click on Yes
