Microsoft is adding images to Notepad, and users are wondering why

Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing. According to unnamed sources cited by Windows ...

Windows Notepad gets image support, becoming even more like WordPad

PCWorld reports that Microsoft is adding image support to Notepad, bringing a feature previously exclusive to WordPad to the basic text editor. The update includes a dedicated image button in the ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

However, with the release of Windows 11, Microsoft decided to discontinue WordPad and remove it from Windows. Instead, Microsoft rewrote Notepad to modernize it so it could act as both a simple text ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...
The Verge

Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links

Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. is ...
Futurism

Microsoft Added AI to Notepad and It Created a Security Failure Because the AI Was Stupidly Easy for Hackers to Trick

As Microsoft continues to force AI features onto users of its Windows operating system and other crucial software, glaring issues keep cropping up. Executives have promised to turn the platform into ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Quadratic Regression with SGD Training Using JavaScript

Quadratic regression is a classical machine learning technique to predict a single numeric value. Quadratic regression is an extension of basic linear regression. Quadratic regression can deal with ...
TechSpot

Unwanted AI upgrade to Windows Notepad created a serious security flaw

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...
GIGAZINE

Windows Notepad vulnerable

A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the Windows Notepad application. Microsoft has announced that it has rated the vulnerability as 'Important.' CVE-2026-20841 - Security ...
PC Magazine

Bloat Risk? Microsoft's Notepad Upgrade Also Introduced a Vulnerability

Bloat Risk? Microsoft's Notepad Upgrade Also Introduced a Vulnerability The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run ...
PC Gamer

Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating

At least it's easy enough to avoid, until Notepad gets patched to fix the problem. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.