Microsoft removes Copilot button from Notepad, replaces it with a pen icon and writing tools menu while moving AI settings to advanced features for a cleaner, less cluttered Windows 11 experience.

Microsoft previously confirmed that it’ll reduce “unnecessary Copilot entry points” in apps like Notepad, and we observed some of the changes were already rolling out to Windows Insiders. Today, I ...

The latest changes to the Windows 11 Notepad app and snipping tool show Microsoft is retreating from the "Copilot" branding, even if the AI functions remain. Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested ...

The unnecessary Copilot buttons are disappearing from Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets. The unnecessary Copilot buttons are disappearing from Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets. is ...

A new Notepad update for Windows Insiders begins Microsoft's push to reduce Copilot on Windows 11, replacing it with AI-powered "writing tools" instead. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

In this post, we will show you how to use Markdown in Notepad on a Windows 11 PC. Microsoft has introduced lightweight formatting in Notepad, and it supports Markdown (*.md) files to work directly ...

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 ...

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Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

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.

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...