Editor failing to open merge file

Author: kpopovski98Created Jun 1, 2026Updated Sep 19, 2026
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Environment

  • Git Extensions 6.0.5.18375
  • Build 069d8b7789e806682c97baaeca36e5f3b8b0973f
  • Git 2.53.0.windows.2
  • Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0
  • .NET 9.0.14
  • DPI 96dpi (no scaling)
  • Portable: False
  • Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App Versions

Issue description

During resolution of merge conflict using pull-rebase, Notepad++ couldn't open to show the merge description file.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Pull-rebase on a branch with merge conflicts to ours.
  2. Resolve the conflicts using kdiff3.
  3. Save the resolved files.
  4. Click "Continue" for the rebase process.
  5. The popup window stays open forever waiting for Notepad++ to open the file.

Did this work in previous version of GitExtensions?

Yes, it should open the Notepad++ editor. Works with Notepad as a workaround.

Diagnostics

No response

Source: gitextensions/gitextensions