Use case: I often create a new file by right-click in Windows Explorer, then open this file with Notepad++.

• When creating a new file in Notepad++, it uses the New Document > Encoding preference (default UTF-8 w/o BOM).
• Furthermore, if I open a file containing only ANSI characters, it uses UTF-8 as well.
• BUT, if I open a blank file, it doesn't use UTF-8, but ANSI...

This is inconsistent and definitely has had caused me some troubleshooting headaches!