Notepad saw barely any major changes for decades following its arrival in 1983, but the editor has undergone several upgrades in recent years.
What just happened? After testing the feature with Windows Insiders via the Canary and Dev channels in March, Microsoft is now rolling out an upgraded version of Notepad featuring a spellchecker and autocorrect to all Windows 11 users. It marks the first time since the venerable text editor debuted more than 40 years ago that the program will highlight misspelled words.
Notepad saw barely any major changes for decades following its arrival in 1983, but the editor has undergone several upgrades in recent years.
Earlier in 2024, Microsoft started testing a feature in which Notepad highlights misspelled words with a red squiggle.
