The Notepad that knew too much: Humble text editor gets unnecessary AI infusion

Notepad was the simplest of text editors and has been a part of Windows for decades. In recent years, Microsoft has tinkered ...

Microsoft is giving Notepad free AI features.

If you have a Copilot Plus PC, Microsoft is adding summarize, write, and rewrite AI-powered features to Notepad soon. Windows ...
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Over 40 years later, Windows’ Notepad finally has spell check

Earlier this year, Microsoft killed WordPad—the free and surprisingly capable built-in word processor that debuted in Windows 95. For this, they must be punished. Yet while Microsoft taketh away, they ...