Windows Notepad gets spellcheck and autocorrect, after 41 years The minimalist text editor has remained largely unchanged for decades, but it's finally getting some new features.

In case you are ever unable to open WordPad or Notepad or it is missing entirely from your PC, here is how you can bring it back.

Microsoft has added bold, italics, lists, hyperlinks, and even Markdown to the Windows Notepad app, making it look more and more like the now-defunct WordPad.

Microsoft is distributing new preview versions of the rudimentary text editor Notepad in the Insider channels. It now learns advanced text formatting and also allows Markdown-style input.

Microsoft has begun testing Generative Fill and Erase within Windows 11 Paint, and AI text editing within Notepad.

On Windows 11, you can disable all AI and extra features of Notepad for a more simplified and decluttered experience, and I'll show you how.