You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.

Microsoft just patched a serious vulnerability in Notepad for Windows that could allow hackers to take control of victims' ...

According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution vulnerabilities, three denial of service vulnerabilities, five security feature ...

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...

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Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Twitch streamer "Lacari" opened Notepad while live, not realizing that the new version saves your previous session. Oh boy.

For decades, Notepad was the definition of a no-frills text editor. On Windows 11, that reputation no longer holds. Microsoft has quietly evolved Notepad into a lightweight rich-text app, and with ...