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I'm using Notepad++ on Windows 8.1. Until recently it closed just fine when I clicked the X but now when I do so it doesn't close but rather freeze the application. When I repeatedly click the X the window will turn white and Windows says that the program is no longer responding then I can make Windows kill the process.

In an attempt to fix this issue I uninstalled it using the regular Windows program uninstaller but that didn't work either, it got stuck forever on

Launching: regsvr32 /u /s "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\NppShell_06.dll"

Since an ongoing installer/uninstaller can't be terminated I chose to kill it using Task Manager.

Now that the program is no longer registered and half-uninstalled I installed it once again but the freezing issue persisted. I then proceeded to use the thorough Revo Uninstaller and cleaned Notepad++ off the machine. That worked.

I installed Notepad++ once again and the issue was gone. However later on the issue came back. What the heck? How can I fix this once in for all? I'm running the latest version as of now, obviously.

There seems to be an issue with

C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\NppShell_06.dll

because it's used by some process even when Notepad++ is not running.

BullyWiiPlaza
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The current discussion on the Notepad++ twitter is that its either The DSpellCheck or Plugin Manager plugins.

I deleted DSpellCheck and this issue was fixed,

jj77
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According to the current update on the Notepad++'s website, there was a bug in the v6.7.9 and they patched it in the v6.7.9.1

Their Statement:

"A critical issue (hanging on exit) and a regression (JavaScript is not recognized in HTML document) have been fixed in 6.7.9.1 release."

This is the release page if you would like to check it out yourself.

O. Kaan Agac
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