how to make notepad save file in utf-8 encoding by default

[Q] how to make the default file encoding to be utf-8 when saving a file by notepad?

0. create an empty file and save it with utf8 encoding
1. place it under Documents(or your frequent folder) and make it read-only

2. right-click to create a shortcut to it
[change the icon of the shortcut by Right-click ->Properties->ShortCut tab -> Change Icon ]

3. place the shortcut on the desktop



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1- Open notepad and don't type anything;

2- Go to File>Save As...;

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4- Under "Encoding" choose "UTF-8";5- Save file in a safe place;

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7- Right click on it and choose "Properties";

8- In "General" tab check the "Read-only" checkbox and press "OK";

9- Again right click on it and choose "Create Shortcut";

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11- Right click on "Notepad.lnk" and choose "Properties";

12- In the "Shortcut" tab click on "Change Icon...";

13- Under "Look for icons in this file:" type the path of "notepad.exe" which is "%windir%\system32\notepad.exe" and press "OK" twice;

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place Notepad.lnk on the desktop for more ease


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