diff --git a/Common/DefaultOptions.h b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
index 53fba59f0ff554d18de9fe47e21aa96fe3ea3074..a737128f2772c2cf757a2c1459b9ef594c300313 100644
--- a/Common/DefaultOptions.h
+++ b/Common/DefaultOptions.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ StringXString GeneralOptions_String[] = {
   { F|S, "ErrorFileName" , opt_general_error_filename , ".gmsh-errors" },
   { F|S, "OptionsFileName" , opt_general_options_filename , ".gmsh-options" },
 #ifdef WIN32
-  { F|O, "Editor" , opt_general_editor , "wordpad %s" },
+  { F|O, "Editor" , opt_general_editor , "notepad %s" },
 #else
   { F|O, "Editor" , opt_general_editor , "emacs %s &" },
 #endif