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Every time I start NotePad++ there's a popup saying:
There are still some pending actions to complete installing or removing some plugins
I was trying to install Plugin Manager, but I couldn't due to lack of admin right. How can I get rid of this annoying notification?
sceri
Posted 2015-03-11T10:00:51.827
Reputation: 411
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To 'reset' the plugin updates, you need to delete the below file.
%APPDATA%\Notepad++\plugins\Config\PluginManagerGpup.xml
Deleting this file will also result in the cleanup of the "plugin_install_temp" directory upon the next startup of the application.
Source: https://github.com/bruderstein/nppPluginManager/blob/master/pluginManager/src/PluginManager.cpp#L341
DustinTheDev
Posted 2015-03-11T10:00:51.827
Reputation: 801
3In my case the xml-File was not in AppData but in the installDir of NPP. But the solution worked nonetheless. – bluelDe – 2015-11-13T11:42:41.833
2Thank you. With Notepad++ Portable, I've found this file in ...\Notepad++Portable\Data\Config\plugins\config – Stéphane Laurent – 2016-12-05T18:27:26.853
This answer gives the wrong path to the plugins folder if Notepad++ was not installed to the default location. A better, more general, answer is the one given by Wikis. – AlainD – 2017-08-12T19:41:51.947
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The other answers did not work for me because those files did not exist. Nor could I find them in another location using Windows-7 search.
However, they did exist. I found their location via Notepad++. In the menu select:
Plugins -> Plugin Manager -> Show Plugin Manager
then in the pop up press
Settings
At the bottom of this dialog is a section marked Information. This will start:
Plugin Config path is:
Open this location in Windows Explorer. You will need to delete files from this location. But before you then delete these files, close Notepad++. (I have seen some files recreated if Notepad++ was left open.)
Then delete these files:
and the folder
Then start Notepad++ again. Here you may see the Notepad ++ Plugin Manager dialog. Ensure that any plugins are checked and press
Ignore Selected Updates
Finally, return to the Plugin Manager:
Plugins -> Plugin Manager -> Show Plugin Manager
Press
Settings
and uncheck:
Notify of plugin updates at startup
Probably some of these steps (eg deleting all these files) are redundant but this worked for me.
Reinstate Monica - Goodbye SE
Posted 2015-03-11T10:00:51.827
Reputation: 1 237
This is a good answer, but gives too much (and inaccurate) information. Firstly, the plugin_install_temp, folder does NOT need to be deleted. It will be deleted automatically on the next start of Notepad++. Secondly, the bit about ignoring selected updates was NOT asked by the OP and should be marked eg. "Do the following if you wish to ignore updates in future" or left out. It should not included as part of the answer. – AlainD – 2017-08-12T19:45:42.027
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It is worth noticing that for me issue has gone only when I deleted also PluginManagerGpup.xml - see https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/11243/how-to-cancel-a-pending-plugin-installation
Adding to what eadel says, all the wikis steps plus the gpup file as well. – J. G. – 2019-04-18T16:20:55.507
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I resolved this by re-installing plugin manager (check Plugin Manager under Installed tab and choose reinstall)
hoyomi
Posted 2015-03-11T10:00:51.827
Reputation: 29
1This is what cases it for me in the first place – pcnate – 2017-03-06T14:19:31.947
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I manually removed "plugin_install_temp" directory from %APPDATA%\Notepad++
sceri
Posted 2015-03-11T10:00:51.827
Reputation: 411
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Delete PluginManagerGpup.xml from ...\%APPDATA%\Notepad++\plugins\config and/or your local ...\Notepad++\plugins\config directories.
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/11243/how-to-cancel-a-pending-plugin-installation
Mark Witczak
Posted 2015-03-11T10:00:51.827
Reputation: 109
1Finish installing Plugin Manager would be the simplest way. – Ramhound – 2015-03-11T11:14:41.127
1Can you edit xml files under %APPDATA%\Notepad++ ? – malakrsnaslava – 2015-03-11T11:22:33.277
6@Ramhound I can't finish installing because I'm not system administrator – sceri – 2015-03-11T11:31:28.767
1@malakrsnaslava Yes, I can edit these XMLs – sceri – 2015-03-11T11:33:39.193
1You can't get an
Administratorto install it for you? Any solution I myself would do would require yourAdministratorto help you. – Ramhound – 2015-03-11T11:43:55.3732Solved. I manually removed "plugin_install_temp" directory from %APPDATA%\Notepad++
@malakrsnaslava Thanks for clue. – sceri – 2015-03-11T13:25:45.963
1Try using Portable version [http://portableapps.com/apps/development/notepadpp_portable] of notepad++ so that you can install without Administrator rights. – Wishwas – 2015-03-11T14:03:30.300
1@Wishwas problem exists in portable too, solution is to delete ...\Notepad++Portable\Data\Config\plugins\config\PluginManagerGpup.xml – Some_Guy – 2016-12-19T12:10:46.380