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Instructions to Unblock DLL (#465)
* add unblock-DLL file * Note about Unblocking downloaded DLL * fix formatting * further clarification
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If you are installing a plugin manually, please check the instructions or other documentation for that
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specific plugin, to see if you need to put other files in appropriate locations.
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_Note_: The Windows OS instinctively mistrusts DLLs from the internet (for very good reasons), and will not allow
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applications (like Notepad++) use that DLL. Assuming you trust the source of the DLL: before starting Notepad++
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and after downloading and manually installing a plugin in the right location, you need to right-click the DLL and
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visit the **Properties** context menu; if the **Unblock** option is shown, then click the checkbox and click
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**Apply**, then **OK**; this will unblock the DLL so that Windows will allow Notepad++ to use it.
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![](../images/unblockDLL.png)
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### Install plugin using Settings > Import > Import plugin(s)
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This takes a single DLL and puts it in the right directory, then tells you that _you_ have to

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