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Microsoft is about to remove the WordPad app from Windows 11 later this year, so it’s beefing up Notepad to pick up the slack.
After 41 years, the basic function comes to Notepad, being surpassed even by the addition of Copilot AI to the app.
Windows 11 Notepad's right-click menu is getting a new clutter-free UI that looks a lot like the menu from File Explorer.
Updates to Notepad and other apps could roll out before then, though, in keeping with Microsoft's "release them when they're ready" approach to feature additions in the Windows 11 era.
Microsoft is integrating an AI-powered text rewriting tool into the classic Notepad text editor. More details here.
A Microsoft preview update is bringing some big AI features to some older Windows apps, including Notepad.
And usually, you don’t encounter any issues with this app. But recently, many users have complained about Notepad closing automatically on Windows 11/10.