Microsoft is rolling out new artificial intelligence features with the latest updates to the Notepad and Paint apps for Windows 11 Insiders.

"Your essential text editor, elevated," says Microsoft when you open one of the world's once simplest text editors, Notepad, ...

More Markdown features are coming to Notepad.

Windows 11's Notepad now lets you create tables, similar to MS Word. But it is quite simple, and gets the job done.

You can spend money on third-party PC optimization tools to improve performance, but Microsoft PC Manager claims to deliver ...

You can pay for third-party PC optimization software to make your computer run more smoothly, but Microsoft PC Manager does ...

Microsoft has been testing its ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming service over the past few months, as I exclusively revealed in ...

Microsoft's January 2026 security update has broken Windows 11 apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, introducing dual bugs ...

Microsoft has released Notepad 11.2512.10.0 with expanded Markdown support and AI streaming, plus Paint 11.2512.191.0 with AI ...

Microsoft first started adopting Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 model inside its developer division in June last year, before ...

To grab PC Manager, head to its dedicated product page or go directly to its Microsoft Store page. After installation, open the program. If you wish, you can set it to start up automatically each time ...

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