Microsoft has fixed a "remote code execution" vulnerability in Windows 11 Notepad that allowed attackers to execute local or remote programs by tricking users into clicking specially crafted Markdown ...

You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.

According to Microsoft's release notes, the update fixes 25 elevation of privilege flaws, 12 remote code execution ...

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Microsoft announced in a Windows Insiders blog post that its lightweight text editor Notepad is currently testing extended formatting capabilities with support for tables. The idea is to allow users ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out Notepad updates to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. The new version, 11.2510.6.0, introduces two new features. The first adds table support to Notepad, ...