Launch Notepad
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
OS: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / 7
Date Created: September 15th 2010
Last Updated: September 15th 2010
Notepad is a text editing application that has been bundled with all versions of Microsoft Windows. In this tutorial, we show you how you can launch the Notepad application from the shortcuts in the Start menu of different Windows versions. Learn how to launch Notepad in:
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 7
Follow these steps to launch Notepad in Windows 7:
- Choose Start | All Programs | Accessories | Notepad, as show in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Notepad in Windows 7
Windows Vista
Follow these steps to launch Notepad in Windows Vista:
- Choose Start | All Programs | Accessories | Notepad, as show in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Notepad in Windows Vista
Windows XP
Follow these steps to launch Notepad in Windows XP:
- Choose Start | All Programs | Accessories | Notepad, as show in Figure 3.

Figure 3: Notepad in Windows XP