I just wanted the old Notepad back.

A 2.73KB rewrite restores modern Notepad back to essentials by calling Windows APIs and Rich Edit for basic text editor ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Windows 11's Notepad app is slowly becoming WordPad, after Microsoft ditched the latter, and made up for that (in a fashion) by adding quite a few extra ...

Microsoft has released a preview update for Windows 11 Insiders that adds AI features and easier formatting options to Notepad. The otherwise stripped-down text editor has also been given a new ...

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, ...

The latest changes to the Windows 11 Notepad app and snipping tool show Microsoft is retreating from the "Copilot" branding, even if the AI functions remain. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested ...

Notepad users, rejoice! The app now supports wrap-around find/ replace. These updates were announced via a Microsoft blog post on Build 17713. Notepad will also “remember” values a user had previously ...

Many users have decried the rapid and pervasive integration of AI features in Windows 11. For many, the final straw was when Microsoft Copilot-ified the humble Notepad application. "Enough's enough," ...

Windows 11 hides powerful built-in tools in shortcuts and settings. Discover nine underrated features that boost productivity, security, and daily use. Windows 11 is hiding its best features in plain ...

Windows 11 is now the go-to operating system for PC. Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 late last year, but you can still enroll your Windows 10 PC in free security updates until October 2026.