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Notepad++ has a plugin "Save as admin" that lets you save a protected file, even if your Textpad instance is non-elevated: https://sourceforge.net/projects/nppsaveasadmin/ It would be glorious if Textpad also had this feature. I don't know how many times I either: - edited a protected file with a ...

I can turn the bug on or off by toggling Configure.../Preferences, File, Keep Files Locked While Editing Them. You must have the box checked to see the bug.

Try this: 1. Using something besides textpad, create a file, say c:\temp\foo.txt, containing a few lines of text. Right click on foo.txt, view Properties, and make it read-only. 2. Right click again on the file, do a "Send To" Textpad. 3. Click in the document and type a few characters. (You should ...