Use Notepad's new Markdown feature? Update it now to ensure you're safe.

Microsoft has patched a severe security vulnerability tied to Notepad's Markdown feature. Here's what you need to know to ...
TweakTown

Extra features for Windows 11 Notepad go beyond worries about bloat, as new security flaw shows

There's a remote code execution vulnerability in Notepad which is leveraged via the recently introduced formatting abilities to make tables in the app.
ZDNet

Microsoft is retiring WordPad after almost 30 years on the job

Those of you who still use WordPad in Windows will at some point have to find another program to open and read your favorite documents. In the latest edition of its list of deprecated Windows features ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 24H2 sees Microsoft finally axe WordPad - but there's a way you can keep the app

Windows 11 no longer has WordPad, with Microsoft finally giving the venerable app the chop with the 24H2 update. This comes as no surprise, because Microsoft had already deprecated WordPad - that ...
Neowin

Microsoft will soon remove WordPad from Windows 11 and not allow installing it back0 0

Microsoft has some bad news for those still using WordPad: the company will soon remove the app from Windows 11. Moreover, you will not be able to install it back, at least officially. Microsoft ...
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I’m done with Windows Notepad: Why I went back to this 20-year-old open-source tool

I don’t need tabs, sessions, or extra clutter in a tool I open for two seconds. Notepad++ stays fast, simple, and doesn't ...
Neowin

Microsoft will remove WordPad from Windows 11 in version 24H20 0

Microsoft will soon delete WordPad from Windows 11. The company published a new support page detailing the upcoming removal of the old text editor in Windows 11 version 24H2, which is coming soon.