tweak-notepad-dll-windows11.md

Notepad Missing DLLs

Important

I decided to create this note as quick ref in case anyone else needs it; It's a simple fix, but I didn't find any docs with specifics on how to fix notepad missing dlls.

Download DLLs

Go to: dll.me and download the following dlls:

• Microsoft.UI.Windowing.Core
• CoreMessagingXP
• Microsoft.Internal.FrameworkUdk

Installing

Extract each file and

• copy to C:\Windows\System32 (if your windows is 64-bit)
• copy to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (if your windows is 32-bit)

Detailed Explanation

Other Solutions

Windows Registry

This solution from answer from Reddit worked for @LiuJiewenTT

• Win + R
• Type regedit
• Delete notepad at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

If you prefer, you can run this Powershell command:

Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\notepad.exe" -Force

Sadly, it seems that there are some other problems blocking my notepad and mspaint. I copied those dlls into the directories and I saw insane result in eventvwr, which is telling me that kernelbase.dll and ucrtbase.dll ran into errors. Anyway, this gist really helped me a lot. Thank you.

Sadly, it seems that there are some other problems blocking my notepad and mspaint. I copied those dlls into the directories and I saw insane result in eventvwr, which is telling me that kernelbase.dll and ucrtbase.dll ran into errors. Anyway, this gist really helped me a lot. Thank you.

I'm sorry to hear that you are still having issues/ let me know if you find something, I can update this gist with your findings!

Hey, the answer was found! I was replied on Microsoft Forum and the method really works for me. He pointed to an answer from Reddit. I tested it on 26200.7309 and found it's good.

Hey, the answer was found! I was replied on Microsoft Forum and the method really works for me. He pointed to an answer from Reddit. I tested it on 26200.7309 and found it's good.

Thanks for heads up! I've updated this document 🙂