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Release Date: 2026-04-26

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Notepad++ v8.9.4 crash-fixexs, bug-fixes & new improvements:

1. Fix crashes in FindInFiles when nativeLang.xml’s “find-result-hits” contains “%s”. (Fix #17960, CVE-2026-3008, CVE-2026-6539)
2. Fix drop-file crash when file path length reaches 259 characters. (Fix #17921)
3. Fix crash caused by undoing column editor bad input in virtual space. (Fix #17915)
4. Fix bad column editor input in reverse-direction column selection on virtual space. (Fix #17915)
5. Update to Scintilla 5.6.1 & Lexilla 5.4.8. (Fix #17920, #17864, #13522, #11746)
6. Fix EOL conversion to Windows format not working (Scintilla update related). (Fix #17920)
7. Fix rendering corruption in .bat files (Lexilla update related). (Fix #17864)
   
8. Fix quote escaping causing incorrect JSON syntax highlighting (Lexilla update related). (Fix #11746, #13522)
9. Fix MSI installation error due to context menu item registration. (Fix #17918)
   
10. Fix NSIS installation stalling caused by context menu registration issue. (Fix #17308, #17885)
11. Add NPP_LANG property to install a specific localization file for MSI. (Fix issue reported in comment)
12. Fix MSI installer display random Hexadecimal number as name on UAC. (Fix #17967)
13. Add version info into MSI file property (as value of “Comments”). (Fix #17803)
14. Fix minimized window not restoring in administrator mode. (Fix #17945)
15. Fix Unicode search mismatching ANSI character ‘?’. (Fix #17125)
16. Fix Column Editor regression with empty fields. (Fix #17912)
17. Fix floating dialog content not displaying in certain situations. (Fix #17563)
18. Fix visual glitch when toggling group view in Document List. (Fix #14285)
19. Support improved C++ 11 raw string literal handling. (Fix #17875)
20. Fix visual glitch in the Mark dialog. (Fix #16084, #17886)

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