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The Notepad that knew too much: Humble text editor gets unnecessary AI infusion

Copilot+ PC users can run the AI models locally. Others may need a subscription. Microsoft is continuing to shovel AI ...

Windows 11 Notepad will soon let you generate text using on-device AI models — no subscription required

Microsoft has announced that an upcoming update to Windows Notepad will enable support for generating and summarizing text ...

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.

Microsoft is giving Notepad free AI features.

If you have a Copilot Plus PC, Microsoft is adding summarize, write, and rewrite AI-powered features to Notepad soon. Windows ...
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Over 40 years later, Windows’ Notepad finally has spell check

Earlier this year, Microsoft killed WordPad—the free and surprisingly capable built-in word processor that debuted in Windows 95. For this, they must be punished. Yet while Microsoft taketh away, they ...