Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.

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 ...

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If a user opened this Markdown file in Windows 11 Notepad versions 11.2510 and earlier and viewed it in Markdown mode, the above text would appear as a clickable link. If the link is clicked with ...

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...

Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. is ...

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...

A command injection flaw in the Windows Notepad App now gives remote attackers a path to execute code over a network, turning one of the most familiar programs on any PC into a potential entry point ...

Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery - until now. Intruder's research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 ...

With progress slowing to a crawl, I researched Windows App SDK alternatives and then started experimenting with AI pair programming.

Why can't it just be a basic text editor?!