Ever since Microsoft killed WordPad in 2024 , the much-simpler Notepad app has been receiving several new features —almost as if it’s evolving into a better, more modern version of WordPad. Meanwhile, Microsoft is introducing an even simpler text editor called Edit .

Some of the recent additions to Notepad include spell check , AI-generated text , and Markdown formatting —and the improvements aren’t done yet. The latest news is that Notepad will soon have updated context menus in Windows 11, reports Neowin .

In Notepad version 11.2507.26.0, which is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders, the updated context menu now matches the look of Windows 11 24H2’s context menus, with quick actions for Copy, Cut, Paste, Select all, and Delete, plus other actions like Write, Rewrite

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