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For questions about the Sticky Notes utility included with the Windows operating system.

Sticky Notes is an application that allows users to take notes using Post-it note–like windows on their desktop. The utility is included in Windows 7, 8, and 10. Sticky Notes was present in Windows Vista as a gadget for the Windows Sidebar, and originated in Windows XP Tablet Edition.

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How do I change the default font of Sticky Notes?

How can the default font be changed for the Windows 7 Sticky Notes application? I can't stand that faux handwriting font it uses.
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Pin Windows Sticky Notes on top

How can I make the Sticky Notes pin on top of everything else? They don't seem to be real windows. There is no way to cascade/tile them either.
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How do I recover a closed Sticky Note in Windows?

By accident, I closed my sticky notes in Windows. Is there any way to recover them?
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How do I move Sticky Notes content to another computer

Sticky Notes in Windows 7 - where are the files actually stored, ie, how can I move the content to another computer?
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How to move Sticky Notes from taskbar to tray on Windows 7?

Sticky Notes seems very useful and I want to use it for my day to day tasks. But when I open Sticky Notes, it always sits in the taskbar. If I could move it to the System Tray, then that would be very helpful.
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How do I import Microsoft Sticky Notes from Windows 7 to Windows 10

I know that Microsoft Sticky Notes are stored on Windows 10 in %AppData%\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe I have a StickyNotes.snt file from my Windows 7 computer. How do I import it to Sticky Notes on Windows 10?
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After Windows update 1903 Sticky Notes opens in different windows

I have a small problem with Sticky Notes 3.6.73.0 app on Windows 10. Before 1903 Update everything was OK (all notes were in a single window). But after installing the update each note opens in new window. How can I fix it to open new notes in a…
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How to retrieve contents of Stick Notes directly from file system?

I have accidentally deleted a sticky note which was very important to me. Fortunately, I have its backup inside system image created by Acronis True Image. I don't want to restore this system image physically (not even in another drive). I am unable…
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Changing location of sticky notes file on Windows 7

I want to synchronize the Windows 7 Sticky Notes file, notwithstanding Martha's excellent points in: How do I move Sticky Notes content to another computer. On different machines %appdata% will point to different physical locations, so I want to…
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How to move Sticky Notes from taskbar to tray on Windows 8?

Sticky Notes seems very useful and I want to use it for my day to day tasks. But when I open Sticky Notes, it always sits in the taskbar. If I could move it to the System Tray, then that would be very helpful.
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Is there a way to sync Windows Sticky Notes with Google Keep?

Was wondering if there was a way for everything that I put on a Sticky Note on Windows, it would automatically make the same note in my Google Keep account.
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How to stick text with a folder in Windows

Sometimes I feel that I need to keep some notes about a folder. And its really inconvenient to keep that in a text file. And each time I need that information I have to open it and see it. But how it would be if I could stick the text with the…
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Windows Sticky Notes unable to type

When I create sticky notes, I am able to type and delete text as normal. However, when I save them for the next day, something different happens. I am able to delete text (as well as copy/paste), but cannot add text to sticky notes from the previous…
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How do I get the old sticky notes back?

Windows 10 did one of those updates where you sit down at your PC and are welcomed with "Hi!", "We restarted your computer". And of course they messed with my sticky notes. They seem to be 'metro' updated and it wouldn't be a Windows update unless…
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Sync Windows sticky notes to Gmail

I have an iPad, with notes set to "Gmail", so, when I go on Gmail.com, they are all there. I want the "Sticky Notes" from my Windows 10 Computer to sync the same way. How can I do that?
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