Notepad in Windows 11 recently received plenty of updates, and even more are coming soon. Those who do not like the new version can restore the old Notepad in Windows 11 pretty easily. Here is how.

To turn off overtype in Notepad in Windows 11/10, press the Insert key, and you'll switch back to Insert mode where your text behaves normally.

And Notepad defaults to margin settings that don’t accommodate a typical 80-column text file. If you want a quick hard copy of your plain text files, the formatting change may distract from ...

It’s even easier to enable dark mode in Notepad on Windows 11. Alternatively, you can also enable and customize dark mode on your laptop, which will usually affect multiple apps across the OS.

AI tools have arrived in two of the most basic and long-serving Windows utilities. Here’s what they do and how you can turn them off if you prefer.

Notepad does not have a word counter. If you wish to count words in a Notepad TXT file, here are some workarounds to help you get going.

Windows Notepad and Paint are still free - but the AI will cost you. Here's how much Each use of AI in Notepad and Paint in Windows 11 chews up a credit from a Microsoft 365 subscription.

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.