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Microsoft is testing lightweight formatting and Markdown support in Notepad.

Microsoft has added bold, italics, lists, hyperlinks, and even Markdown to the Windows Notepad app, making it look more and more like the now-defunct WordPad.

Windows 11 and popular Microsoft apps include spell checker and autocorrect features that help you proof your writing, and in this guide, I'll outline steps to enable and configure them.