Notepad is a practical text editing tool in which you can simply record all kinds of information and events. But in Windows 10, it’s a little confusing since you can’t find Notepad in the old path. To solve this problem, I’d like to share 3 most common approaches to get access to the built-in Notepad.

Find Notepad in Start Menu

1. Hit Start button at bottom-left corner of the screen.

2. Scroll down in the Start menu to find the W category and hit Windows Accessories to expand the menu. Then you can find Notepad in the list.

Create Text Document in Right-click Menu

1. Right-click at anywhere in the desktop.

2. Click New and choose Text Document in the expanded menu. In this way you can create a new Notepad document at the desktop.

Use Run to Open Notepad

1. Press [Win+R] to invoke Run.

2. Input “notepad” in the textbox and then hit OK or simply press [Enter] key. Then it will open an Untitled Notepad automatically.