You cannot currently have Sticky Notes stay on top of other applications. Click or tap the Settings icon located in the upper-right of the list of notes, and then set the Confirm before deleting button to On.

You can minimize the chance of deleting notes by mistake by making sure you've turned on the note deletion prompt. If only a single note is displayed when you open the app, click or tap the ellipsis icon ( … ) in the upper-right of the note. Do the following to see your list of notes. When the app is opened again, you'll see only the single note.

Your list of sticky notes might have disappeared because the app was closed while a single note remained open. Right-click the Sticky Notes icon in the taskbar, and then click Pin to taskbar. But you can pin Sticky Notes to the Windows taskbar to see your list of notes instantly or to create a new note quickly.

Note: Your sticky notes may have disappeared under other applications. You can also click or tap the ellipsis icon ( … ) and then click or tap Open note. To re-pin a note to the desktop, tap or double-click the note. Scroll or search for your note in the notes list. If only a single note is displayed when you open the app, click or tap the ellipsis icon ( … ) in the upper-right of the note and then click or tap Notes list. Open the Sticky Notes app and view your list of notes. Try opening the note again (version 3.0 and later only). In Windows 10, sometimes opened notes will close unexpectedly. Learn how to sign out and then sign in of Sticky Notes on different devices. Or if you're signed into the wrong account, sign out and then sign in with a different account to find your notes. Try signing in to your Sticky Notes (In the upper-right of your list of notes, click or tap Settings > Sign in). Sometimes your notes won't appear because you are either currently signed out of Sticky Notes, your using a new computer that isn't signed in to Sticky Notes, or you have signed into a different account than the one you have previously synced notes with. I can't see sticky notes on my other devices Sticky Notes was uninstalled unexpectedly I don't see my notes associated with my account Here are some things to try if your sticky notes suddenly disappear or aren't displaying correctly.

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