On Windows 11, Notepad includes a slew of features you probably don't know, including spell check and autocorrect, font customization, redesigned find and replace, startup behavior, dark mode, etc ...

In using this method, the shortcut is the only way you can launch it maximized. If you use any of the other methods described above, Notepad will launch, but not as a maximized Window.

Notepad Becomes a Serious Writing Tool The latest Windows Insiders update brings Copilot AI to Windows Notepad. On Windows Insiders build version 26120.4161, I see the following new features in ...

Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter.

Notepad won't require a Microsoft account to use, despite the initial impression. The sign-in prompt is actually for Copilot, not Notepad itself. Impending worry about future app requirements ...

Microsoft has added bold, italic, and Markdown support to Notepad for Windows 11, updating the famously simple text editor with formatting tools.

As part of its efforts to add AI everywhere, Microsoft is now bringing AI features to the popular Paint and Notepad apps on Windows 11.