Notepad, Microsoft’s iconic plain text editor that has lived quietly in the corners of every Windows installation for decades, is suddenly in the limelight. Once a tool whose defining feature was the absence of formatting, it is now poised for a small—but significant—transformation. With the...
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Microsoft's Notepad, a staple of the Windows operating system since 1983, is undergoing a significant transformation. Traditionally celebrated for its simplicity and no-frills interface, Notepad is now embracing features that align it more closely with modern text editors. This evolution...
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The humble Notepad app, for generations a staple of the Windows experience since its debut in the midst of the 1980s, is undergoing yet another transformation—a move that’s sparking both delight and consternation in equal measure across the community. Microsoft has begun rolling out light text...
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