Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown ...
TechRadar

Microsoft patches concerning Windows 11 Notepad security flaw - Markdown issues could have let hackers slip in malware without warning

Microsoft patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE flaw CVE-2026-20841 Vulnerability exploited Markdown links to execute malicious code with user permissions Patch Tuesday update fixes issue; versions 11.2510 ...
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 ...
TweakTown

Extra features for Windows 11 Notepad go beyond worries about bloat, as new security flaw shows

TL;DR: Windows 11's Notepad app has a security flaw rated as a 'high' severity vulnerability, one that allows for remote code execution. The good news is that it's already been patched by Microsoft, ...
Windows Central

Windows 11 locked me out of Notepad via Microsoft Account bugs — is the 'Thin Client' era ruining my 27 blissful years of PCs?

I don't want people to switch away from Windows; I want Microsoft to treat its premier operating system like it used to. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Business Standard

Notepad on Windows 11 PCs are getting Copilot-powered AI features: Report

Microsoft is reportedly expanding Notepad’s feature set on Windows 11, rolling out Copilot-powered AI text streaming and enhanced Markdown formatting to a wider set of users. The features, which were ...
Pocket-lint

Microsoft Notepad and Paint are getting new AI features, for some reason

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...
Sportskeeda

"I know he could've hid the worst": Lacari's ex-girlfriend speaks out after streamer shows explicit files on notepad

Streamer Lacari's ex-girlfriend, Quqco, has spoken out after he displayed a notepad window with a link to explicit and illegal files on his livestream. For context, during a Twitch broadcast on ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft says Notepad on Windows 11 is now “elevated”, as it adds new AI features (completely optional)

“Your essential text editor, elevated,” says Microsoft when you open one of the world’s once simplest text editors, Notepad, on Windows 11 after a recent update. Notepad now has a welcome screen, ...
Deadline.com

Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Will Commit To 45-Day Window After WB Acquisition; Doesn’t Want To “Overread” Donald Trump Comments About Merger

Ted Sarandos has truly come full circle in his take on the theatrical window, telling the New York Times in an interview that following the streamer’s acquisition of Warner Bros, “We will run that ...
Android Authority

Gemini could finally fix its cluttered interface with these changes

Google is testing a single-row floating input box for Gemini’s primary interface to reduce visual clutter and simplify the user experience. The Gemini overlay could gain a new “Tools” icon to house ...