Even Microsoft Notepad is getting infused with AI It took forever and a day just to get spell check for Notepad, but AI? Hey, no problem.

A Microsoft preview update is bringing some big AI features to some older Windows apps, including Notepad.

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.

Hate Notepad in Windows 11 because Microsoft keeps adding features to the app, bloating it up? You might like the new 'Edit' app that's in the works now.