The Sticky Notes app has seen a significant update in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update that comes with some new features and a new modern look. If you are having any problems with the newer version of the Sticky Notes app, you can try resetting the Sticky Note application and see if that fixes the problem. The Windows operating system has an. Microsoft today released a new update for Sticky Notes on Windows 10. The latest update for the app is available to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring, and it includes some minor tweaks and improvements for the app. According to Donovan Lange, the Engineering Manager for Sticky Notes, the update introduces a smaller minimum window.
How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 10
The Sticky Notes app is a preinstalled UWP (Universal Windows Platform) app in Windows 10. This apps allows you to create and save notes to the desktop of your Windows 10 PC. Thanks to a new and improved design, added intelligence and Pen support, it is now easier than ever to quickly capture and add context to all your notes.
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Starting in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later, your Sticky Notes are now stored in the plum.sqlite database file located in the %LocalAppData%PackagesMicrosoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbweLocalState folder.
If you like, you can backup your Sticky Notes, and be able to restore them to any account or Windows 10 PC.
This tutorial will show you how to backup and restore your Sticky Notes to any account on any Windows 10 PC.
- Option One: To Backup and Restore Sticky Notes Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 version 1511 and earlier
- Option Two: To Backup Sticky Notes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later
- Option Three: To Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later
- Option Four: To Restore Sticky Notes from Old 'StickyNotes.snt' Format to Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later
EXAMPLE: Sticky Notes
To Backup and Restore Sticky Notes Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 version 1511 and earlier
1. For how, see: How to Backup and Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 7 and Windows 8
To Backup Sticky Notes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later
1. Sign in to the user account you want to backup Sticky Notes for.
2. Open File Explorer (Win+E).
3. Copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
%LocalAppData%PackagesMicrosoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbweLocalState
4. Copy the plum.sqlite file to where you like as a backup of your Sticky Notes. (see screenshot below)
5. You can now close File Explorer if you like.
To Restore Sticky Notes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later
Restoring a backup of Sticky Notes will replace any current Sticky Notes.
1. Sign in to the user account you want to restore Sticky Notes for.
2. Close (end task) all instances of Sticky Notes (Microsoft.Notes.exe) in Task Manager. (see screenshots below)
3.Reset the Sticky Notes app.
4. Open File Explorer (Win+E).
5. Copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
%LocalAppData%PackagesMicrosoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbweLocalState
6. Copy and paste the backed up plum.sqlite file from Option Two above into the LocalState folder. (see screenshot below)
7. Click/tap on Replace the file in the destination. (see screenshot below)
8. You can now close File Explorer if you like.
9. Open the Sticky Notes app to have your restored Sticky Notes appear.
To Restore Sticky Notes from Old 'StickyNotes.snt' Format to Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later
This option will show you how to convert your Sticky Notes from Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 version 1511 and earlier using the old StickyNotes.snt database format to the new plum.sqlite database format and restore them in Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later.
Restoring a backup of Sticky Notes will replace any current Sticky Notes.
1. In Windows 10 Anniversary Update version 1607 and later, sign in to the user account you want to restore Sticky Notes for.
2. Close (end task) all instances of Sticky Notes (Microsoft.Notes.exe) in Task Manager. (see screenshots below)
3.Reset the Sticky Notes app.
4. Open File Explorer (Win+E).
5. Copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
%LocalAppData%PackagesMicrosoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbweLocalState
6. Create a new folder named Legacy in the LocalState folder, and open the new Legacy folder. (see screenshot below)
7. Copy and paste the backed up StickyNotes.snt file from Option One above into the Legacy folder. (see screenshot below)
8. Rename the StickyNotes.snt file to ThresholdNotes.snt. (see screenshot below)
9. You can now close File Explorer if you like.
10. Open the Sticky Notes app to have your Sticky Notes converted to the new plum.sqlite format and appear.
That's it,
Shawn
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With Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft introduced modern version of Sticky Notes app to replace the classic Sticky Notes program, which we all have used and familiar with.
The new Sticky Notes app ships with a couple of new features that are not part of the classic Sticky Notes program. In addition to the new features, the advantage of Sticky Notes app is that we can easily reset and reinstall the app if doesn’t work as it’s supposed to.
While Windows 10 doesn’t offer a very straight-forward way to reinstall the Sticky Notes app, you can reinstall Sticky Notes in less than five minutes either using the built-in PowerShell or using a third-party tool such as CCleaner. However, resetting the app is straight-forward as it can be done under Settings.
If the Sticky Notes apps is not opening or not working, you can reset and reinstall it by following given below directions.
Because only Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607) and later versions ship with app version of Sticky Notes app, this method doesn’t work on versions 1511 and older versions of Windows 10.
Method 1 – reset Sticky Notes app
Method 2 – reinstall Sticky Notes via PowerShell
Method 3 – reinstall Sticky Notes using CCleaner
Method 1
Reset Sticky Notes app in Windows 10
Note that resetting Sticky Notes app might delete all existing notes.
Step 1: Open Start menu, click Settings icon to open Settings app, click System, and then click Apps & features.
Step 2: Click on Sticky Notes entry, click Advanced options link, and then click Reset button.
Step 3: Click Reset button again when you see the confirmation dialog to reset Sticky Notes app.
Method 2
Reinstall Sticky Notes app using PowerShell
If you’re not familiar with PowerShell, please follow the directions in Method 3.
Step 1: Open PowerShell with admin rights. To do so, type PowerShell in Start menu or taskbar search, right-click on the PowerShell entry and then click Run as administrator option.
Click Yes button if you see the User Account Control prompt to launch PowerShell.
Step 2: At the PowerShell window, type or paste the following code and then press Enter.
Get-AppxPackage –AllUsers
Executing the above command will list all installed default apps in Windows 10, including the new Sticky Notes app.
Step 3: Now, look for Sticky Notes entry and once you find it, copy its PackageFullName as shown in the picture below. To copy PackageFullName, select it, and then use Ctrl + C hotkey.
Step 4: Finally, execute the following command to uninstall Sticky Notes app.
Remove-AppxPackage PackageFullName
In the above command, replace PackageFullName with the actual PackageFullName which you copied in the previous step.
Step 5: Close PowerShell.
Step 6: Open this page of Store in your browser, click Get the app button to automatically open the Store link in your Store app, click Free/Install button to begin downloading and install Sticky Notes app. That’s it! You just reinstalled the Sticky Notes app in Windows 10.
Method 3
Reinstall Sticky Notes app in Windows 10 using CCleaner
Users who don’t want to use the PowerShell to uninstall Sticky Notes app can use CCleaner (free) to easily remove Sticky Notes app. Here is how to do that:
Step 1:Download CCleaner for Windows 10. Run the setup file to get it installed.
Step 2: Once installed, launch CCleaner, click Tools and click Uninstall to view all installed default apps, apps installed from Store as well as traditional desktop applications.
Step 3: Click on Microsoft Sticky Notes entry to select it and then click Uninstall button. Click OK button when you see the confirmation dialog to remove the app.
Step 4: Now that Sticky Notes is uninstalled, visit this page of Sticky Notes in your browser, click Get the app button to open the link Store app, and then click Install or Free button to download and automatically install the app. Simple as that!
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