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Windows Notepad's text formatting is now rolling out, whether you asked for it or not

Microsoft announced "lightweight" formatting for Notepad earlier this month, and it’s now rolling out to Windows Insiders. Thankfully, users can opt out of the new formatting if they prefer the ...
Windows Latest

Windows 11 issue shows “Edit in Notepad” for all file types, including .exe and images

Windows 11 is showing "Edit in Notepad" in the right-click context menu for all file types in File Explorer, including images ...
Game Rant

Windows Notepad Finally Gets Helpful Feature After 41 Years

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...
PC World

41 years later, Windows Notepad finally gets spell check

Though it’s intentionally simple and there are some excellent alternatives, Microsoft’s humble Notepad text editor has gained a massive following through sheer ubiquity. Today it finally gets a ...
The Verge

Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting a character count

Microsoft is also improving its widgets section in Windows 11 with the option to disable the feed of news. Microsoft is also improving its widgets section in Windows 11 with the option to disable the ...
Ars Technica

Windows Notepad’s midlife renaissance continues with spellcheck and autocorrect

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 ...
TweakTown

Microsoft silently adds spellchecking, autocorrect to Windows Notepad... only took 41 years

After initially upgrading Notepad with the new and enhanced features back in March 2024 for insiders, the upgraded Notepad app is now official in Windows 11... very quietly, we might add. If you're ...
BGR

You Have To Pay For Windows Notepad If You Want To Use AI

If you thought Windows' humble, no-frills text editor would remain untouched by Microsoft's never-ending quest to monetize things, think again. The company dropped AI features for Notepad a few months ...
The Verge

Microsoft employee accidentally announces Notepad is getting tabs in Windows 11

A Microsoft employee tweeted a photo of the Notepad tabs before quickly deleting it. Oops. A Microsoft employee tweeted a photo of the Notepad tabs before quickly ...
Windows Central

What you need to know

Windows Notepad now supports autocorrect and spellcheck. The features entered testing among Windows Insiders in March 2024 and have since started rolling out to general users. Notepad remains largely ...
techtimes

Windows 11’s New Notepad Gets Dark Mode Support, and MORE—Here’s How to Try it Now

Windows 11's new Notepad app is getting a significant modern design change with the introduction of dark mode, among other new handy features. UKRAINE - 2021/06/24: In this photo illustration a ...