How to get Notepad++ to open files properly in Windows 8?

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Published on 2012-11-02T17:03:22Z Indexed on 2012/11/02 17:08 UTC
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For some reason in Windows 8 if I try to open a file in Notepad++ by either rightclick > "Edit witrh Notepad++" or by rightclick > open with > Notepad++ it will only bring NPP to the foreground, but not open the file. The only way to open a file seems to be with the open/browse button in NPP. This is far less efficient, as I already found the file, and must then find it a second time through the file browser.

This is obviously a bug in either NPP, Win 8, or my system. Is anyone else experiancing this? if so, is there a way to fix it?

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