Computerworld

Now you can make Notepad print plain text files using your preferred settings

WE ALL HAVE to handle plain text files from time to time, and we know that printing files with the built-in Notepad applet in Windows should be called “pain text.” Fortunately, I’ve found a way to ...
Windows Central

After 40 years, Notepad on Windows 11 is finally getting this basic feature

Microsoft announced the newest Windows 11 preview build for the Dev and Canary Channels. There are a handful of updates but nothing was as surprising as Notepad getting a character count after 40 ...
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Windows 11 Notepad will soon let you generate text using on-device AI models — no subscription required

Microsoft has announced a big update for the Notepad app on Windows 11 that introduces support for generating, rewriting, and summarizing text using on-device AI models instead of the cloud. Up until ...
Ars Technica

In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”

In November, Microsoft began testing an update that allowed users to rewrite or summarize text in Notepad using generative AI. Another preview update today takes it one step further, allowing you to ...