Windows 11 Notepad's right-click menu is getting a new clutter-free UI that looks a lot like the menu from File Explorer.

The update adds handy tabs to the Notepad. You can start a new markdown file by clicking the File menu and clicking the New ...

To prevent Notepad from opening old files at startup, open Notepad and select the ‘Settings’ gear icon. Navigate to When Notepad starts, then select Open new window.

We've already seen the Windows Security, Narrator, and Notepad icons change. Now the top-level user folders for Desktop, Documents, Downloads, and Pictures have been given a more distinct look.

This is my dilemma:<P>I am creating an installation interface for an old DOS program, which is no problem, but at the end of it I want the interface to create a desktop shortcut with customised ...

Although Notepad defaults to Windows EOL characters by default, it can now read, edit and print Unix/Linux and Macintosh line endings. You can read about it here on Microsoft’s blog.

The tabs support in Notepad lets you use multiple files in a single window, much like how Microsoft has implemented tabs in File Explorer in Windows 11. “There are also new keyboard shortcut ...