Microsoft has patched a severe security vulnerability tied to Notepad's Markdown feature. Here's what you need to know to remain safe.

Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.

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

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 ...

Windows Latest has learned that Microsoft is adding image support to Notepad on Windows 11, and sources told us that the ...

The dangerous CVE-2026-20841 vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad proves once again that basic applications do not need advanced features.

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 ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Notepad for Windows 11 now supports table creation with an easy toolbar grid and enhanced AI-powered Write, Rewrite, and Summarize tools for faster text generation. While these ...

Windows 11 users now have a new Word-like spellcheck feature inside Notepad. Windows 11 users now have a new Word-like spellcheck feature inside Notepad. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who ...

A new AI feature is coming to Microsoft’s Notepad called Rewrite. The Verge reports that Microsoft is rolling out a preview of Rewrite to Windows Insiders that will allow AI to rewrite sentences, ...

PCWorld reports that Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview update brings AI text generation and improvement tools to Notepad, similar to chatbot functionality. The update also expands Markdown support ...

What just happened? After testing the feature with Windows Insiders via the Canary and Dev channels in March, Microsoft is now rolling out an upgraded version of Notepad featuring a spellchecker and ...