6 Ways to Open Notepad in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated September 05, 2025

Whether you're jotting down thoughts or editing scripts, here's how to quickly turn on Windows 10 Notepad.

If you use notepad more often, I recommend you pin notepad to start menu, or add notepad shortcut to desktop.

Way 1: Open Notepad via context menu.

Step 1: Right-click blank area, point at New in the menu and select Text Document from the sub-list.

Step 2: Double-tap the new text document.

Way 2: Turn it on in Start Menu.

Click the Start button on taskbar to display the menu, and then choose Notepad on it.

Way 3: Access Notepad by searching.

Type note in the search box, and tap Notepad in the result.

Way 4: Open the app via Run.

Launch Run, input notepad and hit OK.

Way 5: Turn Notepad on via CMD.

Start Command Prompt, type notepad.exe and press Enter.

Way 6: Open Notepad via Windows PowerShell.

Access Windows PowerShell, input notepad and tap Enter.

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