Microsoft's habit of adding unnecessary features to Notepad is a symptom of broader bloating in the Windows codebase. But it is possible to go back to basics with a version of the editor that fits in ...

Federal student loan rules are changing on July 1, and millions of borrowers still in the defunct SAVE plan need to act soon. More than 300,000 federal student loan borrowers have recently exited the ...

Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 25H2 can silently recreate a desktop shortcut each time it updates — even after you delete it. This happens because the EdgeUpdate service writes a new shortcut as part of ...

The previous To-Do list saved when a button was pressed. This time, we will automatically save every time you type. By using the input event, you can execute a process every time the content of the ...

Backing up your Pragmata save file, or otherwise knowing where to find it, can be incredibly helpful for data preservation and restoration or potential troubleshooting. Thankfully, the save file isn’t ...

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When you open a text file, you may sometimes see unrecognizable characters; this is called "mojibake" (garbled text). If you encounter this for the first time, it can be very confusing, but repairing ...

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 ...

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.

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility knife. It opens ...