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If you’re running Windows 11, update now — Microsoft has closed a high‑severity remote code execution flaw in the modern Notepad app that could let a single click in a Markdown file turn into code execution under your user account. Background: Notepad’s unexpected attack surface Notepad has been...

Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday closed a dangerous loophole in the modern Notepad app that could let an attacker turn a simple Markdown (.md) file into a remote code execution (RCE) trap — a single click on a crafted link inside Notepad’s Markdown view could launch unverified protocols and...

Microsignificantoft has quietly begun delivering a targeted set of upgrades to two of Windows 11’s oldest inbox apps — Notepad and Paint — to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels, adding expanded Markdown support and streaming AI in Notepad and new generative, on-device image tools...

Microsoft’s humble Notepad has quietly graduated from a one‑trick, plain‑text scratchpad into a lightweight, Markdown‑aware authoring surface with optional AI-powered writing tools — and the company is doing it in a softly opt‑in way that keeps the old, minimal experience intact while exposing...

Microsoft has quietly upgraded two of Windows 11’s oldest built-in apps — Notepad and Paint — with another round of formatting options and AI tricks, and it’s doing so in a way that makes clear where Microsoft thinks the future of everyday desktop tools is headed: closer to Copilot, closer to...

Microsofthe has quietly shipped a pair of deliberate, user-facing updates to two of Windows 11’s oldest inbox apps — Notepad and Paint — adding richer Markdown handling and streaming AI text in Notepad, and an on-device, Copilot‑gated Coloring Book plus improved fill control in Paint, with the...

Microsoft has quietly expanded two of Windows’ oldest inbox utilities — Notepad and Paint — adding richer Markdown-style formatting, improved AI writing flows, and new generative creativity tools that are currently rolling to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels. Background...

Microsoft has begun rolling a targeted set of updates to Notepad and Paint for Windows Insiders, bringing deeper Markdown support, faster streaming AI responses in Notepad, and a new Copilot-powered Coloring book generator and improved fill controls in Paint — changes that illustrate Microsoft’s...

Microisoft has quietly expanded Notepad’s capabilities again, adding richer Markdown editing (including strikethrough and nested lists), a first-run “What’s New” welcome pane, and improved streaming for its AI writing features — updates appearing first to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev...

Microsoft quietly pushed a pair of modest but strategically significant updates to two of Windows’ most familiar utilities, Notepad and Paint, making both apps slightly smarter and notably more AI-capable for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels. Notepad gains tighter Markdown parity...

Microsoft has quietly rolled a trio of Windows stories that together illustrate how the operating system’s evolution now balances small, practical feature work with fast-moving AI integration and an uncomfortably visible reminder that even cosmetic updates can bite back when rendering paths...

Microsoft’s quiet march to modernize Notepad has accelerated: a lightweight formatting layer that supports bold, italics, hyperlinks, lists, headings and rendered Markdown is now available in Insider builds, and follow‑on updates add native table editing and streaming AI responses — changes that...