I just upgraded to Windows XP Professional from Windows 98 (I didn't a complete wipe of the hdd and reinstalled everything). In Win 98 I replaced my notepad with metapad (just by changing ...

You might want to open two files in two separate windows to compare them. Also, if you want to edit two files simultaneously, you need to open them separately. That is why you can change Notepad ...

Notepad is one of the very oldest Windows apps, and up until Windows 11 came out, it was one of the least-changed. It remains a barebones text editor, but it has learned some new tricks in Windows 11, ...

While it is technically possible to open an Excel file in Notepad, this is not a good idea. Excel files are binary files that contain complex formatting and data structures. When you open an Excel ...

Windows 10 contains programs, such as Notepad and Task Manager, that we have come to love and use often as part of our daily use of a Windows computer. Sometimes, though, you may find that you want to ...