Is Notepad getting too bloated these days? If you're of that opinion, you won't like what Microsoft has planned next.
Over the last few years, Windows 11 users have received countless updates to the built-in Notepad app that has transformed it into something new entirely. Gone is the Notepad of old, a simple text ...
Microsoft has reportedly, and with no fanfare, updated the Windows 11 version of Notepad to include both spellchecking and autocorrect features for mainstream users of the operating system. In March, ...
Notepad has quietly evolved over the past few years, and image support could mark its biggest shift yet, especially after Microsoft removed WordPad from Windows and left a gap for richer editing. The ...
Whatever else you can say about Windows 11—and whatever you think about its pushy tendencies and the Copilot feature that has been rolled out to pretty much everyone despite being labeled a ...
If you feel like Notepad in Windows 10 and 11 could benefit from some extra features, good news: the app will soon get proofreading capabilities with some additional customization options. The default ...
TL;DR: Windows 11's Notepad app has a security flaw rated as a 'high' severity vulnerability, one that allows for remote code execution. The good news is that it's already been patched by Microsoft, ...
Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.
Copilot goes back to being a native Windows app again. Copilot goes back to being a native Windows app again. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, ...
Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files.