Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11.
Wired

There’s AI Inside Windows Paint and Notepad Now. Here’s How to Use It

Tech companies aren’t holding back when it comes to stuffing artificial intelligence capabilities into every app and piece of hardware they can, and even the most basic software tools are getting ...
Windows Central

Microsoft just put this controversial Notepad feature behind a paywall

While you can still use Notepad without a Microsoft account or a Microsoft 365 subscription, you need to have AI credits to use the app's Rewrite feature. Those credits come with a Microsoft 365 ...
HotHardware

Is Notepad Forcing A Microsoft Login On Copilot+ PC? Yes And No

If you read this website regularly—or even if this is your first time here—it's almost a given that you use or have used Windows Notepad at some point. It is one of the most basic text editors ...
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No, Notepad for Windows 11 doesn't require you to use a Microsoft account — unless you're trying to use AI

For the past few days on Twitter, a particularly alarming screenshot has spread of a forced Microsoft account sign-in screen appearing on Windows 11— this screenshot, originally posted by @TheBobPony, ...