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Windows 11 Notepad will soon let you generate text using on-device AI models — no subscription required

Microsoft has announced that an upcoming update to Windows Notepad will enable support for generating and summarizing text ...

Notepad's AI writing features will soon run locally on Copilot+ PCs

CoPilot+ PC owners have a new perk in the pipeline. Your AI PC will soon perform Notepad's AI writing features on-device — no subscription required. The app's summarize, write and rewrite options were ...

The Notepad that knew too much: Humble text editor gets unnecessary AI infusion

Notepad was the simplest of text editors and has been a part of Windows for decades. In recent years, Microsoft has tinkered ...

Microsoft is giving Notepad free AI features.

If you have a Copilot Plus PC, Microsoft is adding summarize, write, and rewrite AI-powered features to Notepad soon. Windows ...

Notepad gets free AI features on Copilot+ PCs with Windows 11

Microsoft is adding free AI-powered text writing capabilities to Notepad for customers with Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11.
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Over 40 years later, Windows’ Notepad finally has spell check

Earlier this year, Microsoft killed WordPad—the free and surprisingly capable built-in word processor that debuted in Windows 95. For this, they must be punished. Yet while Microsoft taketh away, they ...