Microsoft Paint Can Now Create AI-Generated Colouring Books, Notepad Updated With New Markdown Features

Microsoft said Colouring Book in Paint is an AI-powered feature that lets users create colouring book pages from a prompt.
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Modern Windows Apps Are Too Heavy: 10 Lightweight Alternatives to Make Your PC Run Faster

The new crop of default Windows apps is too resource-hungry and inefficient — ditch them for these lightweight alternatives ...
PC Gamer

Microsoft rolls out tables in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, though I'd feel happier about this if I knew this was the final addition to my favorite little app

Once the forgotten child of Windows' armoury of native applications, Notepad has enjoyed a revival in the past few years. Since 2022, it's gained spell checking, a dark mode, tabbed windows, state ...
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Secrets of Windows Notepad you may not know about

ThioJoe reveals 10 hidden Windows Notepad features you probably never noticed. Bitter cold continues as major winter storm takes aim at South Trump says agreement reached on Greenland—cancels new ...
InfoWorld

The first building blocks of an agentic Windows OS

Microsoft rolls out Model Context Protocol support in Windows ML, providing tools to build agentic Windows applications that work with local and remote resources securely. One concern many users have ...
BGR

5 Secret Windows 11 Features Everyone Should Be Using By Now

Windows 11 has been out since October 2021, and by now, you're likely familiar with its most noticeable changes. You already know about — and probably frequently use — the centered Start Menu and its ...
TechSpot

Windows Notepad will soon support tables because why leave well enough alone

In context: Microsoft is going in some very wild directions with Windows development, with Notepad being one of the most outstanding guinea pigs in AI and design experimentations. Notepad now has the ...
Engadget

Samsung's web browser arrives on Windows, with an AI future on its radar

On Thursday, Samsung launched a desktop version of its web browser. Why bother putting its mobile browser on Windows? Well, the company offers a hint in describing Samsung Internet as "evolving from a ...
Engadget

Notepad's AI writing features will soon run locally on Copilot+ PCs

CoPilot+ PC owners have a new perk in the pipeline. Your AI PC will soon perform Notepad's AI writing features on-device — no subscription required. The app's summarize, write and rewrite options were ...
Ars Technica

Google’s experimental Windows app is better than Microsoft’s built-in search

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick ...
PC World

Windows 11 Notepad gets improved context menus in latest update

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, ...
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10 Hidden Features on Windows Notepad You'll Find Useful

Tech expert ThioJoe reveals 10 hidden features in Windows Notepad that users will find handy. He Spent $250K on Nickels. ‘Most People Would Call Me Insane.’ ‘Unfit to Serve’: Pentagon Targets Kirk ...