While the Windows platform has been repeatedly overhauled and updated over the years, some of the most popular first-party apps on the operating system have failed to receive the same treatment. One ...

Is Notepad getting too bloated these days? If you're of that opinion, you won't like what Microsoft has planned next.

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

Google Project Zero researcher unearths a bug in Microsoft’s Notepad Windows application. A memory corruption bug in the Microsoft’s Windows Notepad application can be used to open remote shell access ...

Copilot+ PC users can run the AI models locally. Others may need a subscription. Microsoft is continuing to shovel AI functionality into its Notepad application, with Windows Insiders the first test ...

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is reportedly set to introduce a new AI feature for its Notepad application that comes with Windows 11. What Happened: The tech giant’s plans for an AI-driven feature in ...

Microsoft's veteran Notepad app is getting the generative AI treatment. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced a new feature for Notepad called Rewrite, which lets users edit their text using an AI model.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It might be more fun than Solitaire It might be more fun than Solitaire is a senior editor and author of Notepad, ...

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week.

There's a difference between the "Notepad app" and notepad.exe. The Notepad app has the AI and all the new stuff in it. But the old C : \windows\system32\notepad.exe still exists, and is unencumbered ...