Microsoft did drop Notepad into the Store a couple of months ago then hurriedly removed it again so it’s possible this latest build will vanish just as quickly too If you are not in one of Microsofts Insider rings, then it will likely roll out for you in one of the (many) Windows updates in the next couple of months. It is with a great deal of delight now though that Windows Notepad has appeared in Windows Store, and, as long as you are on OS build 19541.0 or higher, you can give your Notepad some street cred to make it match the likes of younger usurpers Notepad++ or Brackets. Clippy how we miss you.Įven though you have always known it was fundamentally flawed and would drive you insane constantly turning Word Wrap on (because obviously everybody needs a line of infinite length by default) it would still be a go-to app when you just needed to jot down a quick note, an email address or a massive list of your secure passwords for all your banking sites. Windows Notepad has been a remarkably useful tool since pretty much the dawn of that paperclip thing that used to pop up in Microsoft Office.

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