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The Slow Transformation of Notepad Into Something Else Entirely Continues (windows.com)

(Monday November 24, 2025 @11:41AM (msmash) from the who-asked-for-this dept.)


Microsoft is rolling out yet another update to Notepad for Windows 11 Insiders that [1]adds table support and faster AI-generated responses , continuing a transformation of the once-minimal text editor that has drawn sustained criticism from users who preferred its original simplicity. The update, version 11.2510.6.0, lets users insert tables via a formatting toolbar or Markdown syntax and enables streaming responses for the app's Write, Rewrite, and Summarize AI features.



[1] https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2025/11/21/notepad-update-begins-rolling-out-to-windows-insiders/



WordPad (Score:2)

by michaelmalak ( 91262 )

I thought that was what WordPad was for. They cannot eliminate the plain text functionality of Notepad without making Shift-Ctrl-V standard across all applications.

Buggy (Score:4, Insightful)

by darkain ( 749283 )

*NOBODY* asked for this. This is the EXACT OPPOSITE of what people use Notepad for. And because of these transitions, they've turned Notepad into a buggy piece of shit. Each update, more and more basic features have become unusable. They even broke basic ability to type into it in certain circumstances, ya'know, literally its most basic core feature!? Oh, right, "AI" should be typing for you now I guess!? UGH!

Re: (Score:2)

by Chromium_One ( 126329 )

> *NOBODY* asked for this.

Exactly the response I've seen to at least 90% of whatever new features were being hyped by the marketing rags since Win8 hit.

Glad I have no particular use for Microsoft anymore.

Re: (Score:2)

by b0s0z0ku ( 752509 )

Also, for those who need advanced features like tables and spell check, isn't Wordpad still a thing in 'doze 11? The whole point of Notepad is to be able to edit text files essentially verbatim - for composition and formatting, better software already exists. But Satire Nerdella knows better, obviously.

You have options (Score:2)

by wakeboarder ( 2695839 )

Use something better like notepad++, if you are still using notepad maybe change your workflow. I realize that this can be difficult if you are doing tech support on someone elses machine.

Year of the Linux Desktop (Score:2)

by Galactic Dominator ( 944134 )

If this doesn't bring it into existence, nothing will.

Somewhere in Redmond (Score:2)

by abulafia ( 7826 )

Fluorescent lights burn bright over a windowless basement cubefarm. It is 1:24 AM, and Bill Alberts, 48, is living his best life.

Due to an org chart mishap, he has been given exclusive control over a neglected application shipped in the base install of Windows, and he is having going nuts, adding every feature he ever dreamed of.

He knows his time is short; soon enough some auditor will notice. He reviews his (HIS!) feature roadmap with a combination of anxiety and glee.

Can you install classic Notepad as an .exe file (Score:2)

by b0s0z0ku ( 752509 )

Can you install classic Notepad or a barebones editor without the AI vermin infesting it and just not use M$'s latest abortion?

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