With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started experimenting with AI pair programming.

Markdown support means Notepad can open, edit, and save Markdown files (.md), which are plain text files that use simple symbols to format text and represent lists or links. For example, to bold text ...

Threat actors are abusing Pastebin comments to distribute a new ClickFix-style attack that tricks cryptocurrency users into executing malicious JavaScript in their browser, allowing attackers to ...

Microsoft is preparing to bring another change to the humble Notepad app. According to Windows Latest, internal testing on Windows 11 shows that the classic text editor is gaining full image support.

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Microsoft has fixed a major security issue in Windows 11’s Notepad tool. This security flaw allowed hackers to execute code on users' computers by tricking them into clicking on malicious links ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...

Notepad, one of the oldest and most reliable apps in the Windows ecosystem, has been undergoing some big changes during the Copilot AI era. Unfortunately, one of its new features was prone to a ...

Microsoft patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE flaw CVE-2026-20841 Vulnerability exploited Markdown links to execute malicious code with user permissions Patch Tuesday update fixes issue; versions 11.2510 ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's Notepad app has a security flaw rated as a 'high' severity vulnerability, one that allows for remote code execution. The good news is that it's already been patched by Microsoft, ...

As Microsoft continues to force AI features onto users of its Windows operating system and other crucial software, glaring issues keep cropping up. Executives have promised to turn the platform into ...