How to make NotePad++ open each document in its own tab?

Here is the trick: Go to Preferences->Multi-instances->Default (mono-instance). Close notepad++ Go to “c:\Program Files\Notepad++” and create there an empty file called “asNotepad.xml” (of course, you will need Admin privileges for that). Result: When you double click a TXT file in Explorer, Notepad++ will open and show that new document in its own window/tab.    

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