Changing the options in the dialog shouldn't affect the icon in such a way it reverts the the unknown file icon. 'Add To Home Screen' feature on Android-supported devices to launch the app from the home screen.

Installable on supported browsers for offline usage. The app serves the following features: Write notes which are then saved to the browsers localStorage. Well, a possibility could be that because you didn't have any permissions on that registry key, that the extension GUID points to an older version and couldn't be updated when a newer version is installed. Notepad is an offline-capable Progressive Web App. If you want to completely reset it, remove the entire notepad++_file key) A quick manual way to remove it's icon association is to find the 'Notepad++_file' key in the registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, and remove the shellex key (export the notepad++_file key first as a backup. NppShell draws a black square by itself, anything else is most likely from another extension/program (unless something really, really weird is going on).īy 'not shown properly anymore', what exactly do you mean? Is no icon shown at all, is it the wrong icon (like the generic unknown file icon) or something else? Could you provide a screenshot? Also, you mentioned you ran XP, is that still the case for the computer you mentioned?ĭoes completely removing the shell extension help? I'd like to know to what extend it is the cause of your problems. N++ nor the NppShell extension make use of any such overlay icons.

A quick google shows that some backup applications cause the/a green tick to be shown in files, like the one in the first screenshot.

Notepad++ icon old vs new