As time goes on, Microsoft keeps adding more and more features to Windows, and it can be a good thing just as much as it can be a bad thing. Some features you can't imagine living without, and others ...

Microsoft is rolling out an exciting wave of updates to its core Windows 11 applications – Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad – available now for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels using ...

Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad. They're open to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, though some require ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is reevaluating its AI strategy on Windows 11, planning to streamline or remove unpopular Copilot AI features in apps like Notepad and Paint. The controversial Recall AI tool is also ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft is adding image support to Notepad, bringing a feature previously exclusive to WordPad to the basic text editor. The update includes a dedicated image button in the ...

Windows 11 26H2 is the next major free update for all Windows users. Among other things, it brings improvements to Explorer, ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files.

Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered text generation feature in Notepad that can let Windows Insiders create content based on custom prompts. Dubbed "Write," the new Notepad feature is rolling out to ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out Notepad updates to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. The new version, 11.2510.6.0, introduces two new features. The first adds table support to Notepad, ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is ushering in a lightweight text editor for Windows 11 called Edit, which it says pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor experience, but with a suitably modern interface. It's ...

Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed ...