A software update mechanism for the popular text editor Notepad++ was hijacked by suspected Chinese state-sponsored hackers, allowing them to silently redirect some users to malicious update servers, ...

In this post, we will show you how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11. Plain text editing should be simple and quick. For years, Notepad filled that role on Windows by doing just one ...

Microsoft is adding more stuff to some of Windows 11's inbox apps. This time, Notepad and Paint get new features, including new formatting tools, AI, and more. Microsoft has no new Windows 11 preview ...

The new Windows Edit traces its roots all the way back to 1991 when MS-DOS 5.0 was launched, and one of its key feature was the MS-DOS Editor program – which happens to be colloquially referred as ...

It took a while, but Microsoft has finally delivered a long-awaited tool for developers, sysadmins, and terminal enthusiasts. Starting with the latest versions of Windows 11 (24H2 and 25H2), a new ...

That may also mean they’ll get more consistent support, and it could mean Microsoft puts more attention on improvements. Chrome users who have enjoyed Microsoft’s free text editor may be frustrated by ...

Google Messages now lets you delete a sent text message. A deleted message disappears for the other person immediately. The feature is available now for almost all Android users. Get more in-depth ...

In context: Windows has included a proprietary JavaScript engine since the release of Internet Explorer 3.0 nearly 30 years ago. Technically, JScript is Microsoft's own dialect of the ...

When MS-DOS 5.0 was released in 1991, one of the big innovations was the MS-DOS Editor, a classic text editor that quickly became popular with users. Now, Microsoft has developed a new version of ...

Microsoft has released version 1.2.0 of ‘Edit,’ its new open-source command-line text editor, pushing a significant update just one month after the tool’s initial reveal at the Build 2025 conference.