Instructions to set Notepad++ as your default text editor

1. Run Notepad++ as admin
   
2. Settings > Preferences > File Association, select Notepad. 
3. Move the .txt and .log extensions to Registered extensions
4. If you like to add JSON as well, click custom and type .JSON (or any other extention)
5. Close the dialogue, close Notepad++.
6. Right-click on any .txt file > Open with… > select Notepad++