Notepad++’s auto-update notifications are notoriously cumbersome and annoying. So, the newly released Notepad++ v8.6.9 adds a silent update system that saves you the trouble of repeatedly clicking “Next” every time an update window appears onscreen.
In most applications, a “silent update” system occurs without notifying the user that an update has taken place. The new implementation in Notepad++ is more like a “one-click” update process. You select “Yes (Silent)” when Notepad++ tells you about an update, and it immediately installs the update without any additional user input.
Notepad++ users first requested a silent update system in 2020. This proposal led to a lot of back and forth—some users wanted to go all-in on silent updates (with zero notifications), while others warned that the traditional update process still had its merits. And, naturally, some people chimed in to say that automatic updates shouldn’t exist.