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- Other Resources adds "Restartable App" paragraph
- Config Files adds `noRestartAutomatically.xml` config file

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- `nativeLang.xml`: If you make a selection in the [**Settings > Preferences > General > Localization**](../preferences/#general), Notepad++ will copy the appropriate `localization\*.xml` to `nativeLang.xml`.

- `noRestartAutomatically.xml`: Starting in Notepad++ v8.5.8, Notepad++ is a [Restarable App](../other-resources/#restartable-app). If you would like to _disable_ Notepad++ from being restartable, add an empty config file called `noRestartAutomatically.xml` into `%APPDATA%\Notepad++\` (for normal installations) or the Notepad++ installation directory (for other configuration settings). If that file exists, and you'd like Notepad++ to be restartable again, just delete that file.

- `nppLogNulContentCorruptionIssue.xml`: This is a zero-byte file that allows Notepad++ to write a logfile to `%AppData%\Notepad++\nppLogNulContentCorruptionIssue.log` in the case of certain crashes, which can help the developers debug issues resulting from the crash. If you want to prohibit that logfile from being created, delete this config file; but that will mean that you will not be able to provide the useful information to the developers if a crash causes issues for you; delete at your own risk. This config file _must_ go in the Notepad++ installation folder; it will not be recognized in the `%AppData%\Notepad++` hierarchy or in the cloud settings folder. (New to v8.1.9.3.)

- `nppLogNetworkDriveIssue.xml`: This is a zero-byte file that allows Notepad++ to write a logfile to `c:\temp\nppLogNetworkDriveIssue.log` in the case of certain network drive issues. (New to v8.1.9.3.)
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This section has moved to the ["Alternatives"](../shell-extension/#alternatives) section of the [Shell Extension (Right Click Context Entry)](../shell-extension/) page of the User Manual.

## Restartable App

Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a "restartable apps" feature (**Windows Start Button > Settings > Accounts > Sign In Options > Restart Apps**) which automatically saves the state of various "restartable apps" when you log out of Windows then back in. Starting with v8.5.8, Notepad++ is now a "restartable app" -- so if you log out or reboot with Notepad++ running, and have that Windows setting active, then when you next log in, Notepad++ will reload right where you were. If you would like to _disable_ Notepad++ from being restartable, add an empty [config file](../config-files/#other-configuration-files) called `noRestartAutomatically.xml` into `%APPDATA%\Notepad++\` (for normal installations) or the Notepad++ installation directory (for other configuration settings).

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