Where Is. Emacs on Windows?

For Windows 10, find the place of the init file or GNU Emacs 25' the place of the . emacs file or . emacs. d folder is in the c:/Users/username/AppData/Roaming .

Where is the .emacs file in Windows?

Use the user's AppData directory, usually a directory called AppData under the user's profile directory, the location of which varies according to Windows version and whether the computer is part of a domain.

How do I open emacs on Windows?

There are several ways of starting Emacs on MS-Windows:
  1. From the desktop shortcut icon: either double-click the left mouse button on the icon, or click once, then press RET. ...
  2. From a task-bar shortcut icon, by clicking once the left mouse button. ...
  3. From the Command Prompt window, by typing emacs RET at the prompt.
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