The simplicity that made the Windows Notepad so special is starting to be ruined, and Microsoft may be going too far with new ...

Steps to remove Text Formatting in Notepad. Features like text formatting options, spell check, Autocorrect, Copilot AI ...

Like Notepad, this program has been present on Windows computers for at least 30 years. Microsoft's injection of these latest features means that, unlike WordPad, Notepad is here to stay.

WordPad has been around since Windows 95. It has stood somewhere between Word, its more fully-featured text editor, and the simplicity of Notepad.

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Notepad for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. The updated version 11.2504.50.0 brings lightweight formatting options to ...

Yet while Microsoft taketh away, they also giveth. After several months of testing, the Notepad text editor is finally getting spell check and auto-correct features. Maybe that’ll even things out.

Notepad on Windows has been a mainstay app of Microsoft's operating system since 1983. Thanks to a recent Windows 11 update, there are plenty of new features to take advantage of.

I can currently see the spellcheck and autocorrect features in Notepad version 11.2405.13.0 running on a fully updated Windows 11 23H2 PC, but your mileage may vary.

In Notepad, you’ll still be able to spell check in different languages. However, the following features will no longer be available if you don’t have an active Microsoft 365 subscription: ...

— Mayank Parmar (@mayank_jee) July 6, 2025 Notepad's markdown is a great example of how Microsoft can add new features without annoying existing customers who love the app for its simplicity.

On Windows 11, Notepad includes a slew of features you probably don't know, including spell check and autocorrect, font customization, redesigned find and replace, startup behavior, dark mode, etc ...

I love the new Notepad. The new features are pretty unobtrusive and mostly small quality-of-life updates. It’s hardly “dicking around”, it’s more like a a bit of touch-up.