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Fix Notepad++ Not Showing Search Results

Fix Notepad++ Not Showing Search Results

September 30, 2020 by Madalina Dinita 15 Comments

Many users noticed the NotePad++ Search Results window does not always show up.

Not being able to quickly access the search results can be very annoying. This forces users to manually look up the information or sequence they’re interested in.

Of course, it’s best to avoid such time-consuming tasks. That’s why we created this guide and we’ll show you how you can bring back your search results in NotePad++.

Notepad++ Won’t Display Search Results

What causes this problem? If the Search Results window is not visible, this is because it could be located outside your screen or the Find window is completely transparent.

1. Check your transparency settings

If you set the Transparency settings to Always, the search results will go permanently transparent or invisible.

To fix that, you need to minimize all the windows on your desktop, launch Notepad++ and hit the Restore button.

This should make the window smaller. Go to transparency settings and enable transparency only on losing focus.

notepad++ transparency settings

2. Use the menu

Opening the search results directly from the menu is another handy workaround that you can use.

To do that, you can either hit the F7 key or click on the Search menu and select the Search Results window.

search results window notepad++

3. Delete the Notepad++\config.xml from %appdata%

Deleting the Notepad++ configuration file from the AppData folder could fix this issue.

  1. Click on the Windows search bar and type %appdata%
  2. Select the Notepad++ folder
  3. Select the config file and delete itconfig file notepad++
  4. Close Notepad++ and open it again

Important note: Don’t delete the whole folder, remove only the config file.

4. Delete the visibility line

Keep in mind that deleting the config file could lead to losing other settings as well.

If you don’t want that to happen, you can delete only the visibility line in the config file.

  1. Open the config file using an XML editor or text editor
  2. Locate and delete the following line:
    • <PluginDlg pluginName=”dummy” id=”0″ curr=”4″ prev=”3″ isVisible=”yes” />

This should dock the Find results window back to the bottom of your Notepad++ window.

5. Switch the focus and use your mouse

If deleting the config file did not work, try changing the focus of the search.

  1. Start by searching any pattern you want — this helps you switch the focus on the missing Search Results window
  2. Press Alt + Space, M to move the window
  3. Move your mouse randomly on the screen until the Search Results window appears on the screen
  4. Select the window and position it where you want, and then press Enter.

If nothing worked and you can’t see the search results, try uninstalling and reinstalling Notepad++.

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Filed Under: Software Tagged With: Notepad++

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Comments

  1. Tien Le says

    November 9, 2022 at 12:20 pm

    thank you kindly!

  2. Kevin says

    October 13, 2022 at 2:48 pm

    Step 3! THANK YOU!

  3. Jose Zamudio says

    September 20, 2022 at 11:29 am

    Option 5 worked for me thanks!

  4. Jose says

    September 5, 2022 at 12:28 pm

    Thanks so much

    Option worked for me. 3. Delete the Notepad++\config.xml from %appdata%

  5. Luke says

    August 2, 2022 at 7:27 pm

    I found that if I updated the value of bottomHeight to 100, the Result pane re-appeared

  6. Piotr says

    May 29, 2022 at 4:05 am

    In my case removing the config.xml did not work but when I renamed the entire directory
    C:\Users\*user*\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++ then it worked

  7. Shehan says

    April 19, 2022 at 12:05 pm

    Thanks, Author. Removing config.xml worked for me.

  8. Willian says

    February 19, 2022 at 3:56 pm

    Good night, what doesn’t appear is the answer window for this query in Find in Files, I closed it and after that I didn’t find where to open it.

  9. David says

    October 19, 2021 at 11:10 am

    Removing config.xml file did it for me. Thanks for your awesome help!

  10. Megan says

    October 12, 2021 at 12:23 pm

    Removing Config files fixed it for me. I think some setting was stuck from sometimes using multiple monitors.

  11. suman says

    September 24, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    Option #3 worked for me. Thank you!

  12. Elmira says

    September 15, 2021 at 12:37 pm

    Option #3 worked great for me. Thank you!

  13. Lee says

    June 25, 2021 at 1:22 pm

    Yes, Option 4 worked for me. Thanks!

  14. ALIA says

    June 7, 2021 at 11:20 pm

    YES THIS HELPS! THANK YOU!.. THE LAST ONE HELPS THOUGH

  15. Prakash Goyal says

    March 3, 2021 at 4:04 am

    Option 3rd helped me, thanks a lot

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