You don't have to wait for the next big update—these Windows 11 changes are already being tested in Insider builds right now.

Microsoft will finally let you move the Windows 11 taskbar. Changes to the taskbar are rolling out to Windows 11 insiders. Microsoft also promises several tweaks to the Start menu. Windows 11 users ...

When Windows 11 launched in 2021, we mostly liked its refreshed look—the rounded corners and menus with just a hint of translucency were a nice change from the flat colors and hard corners of the ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is testing a movable and resizable taskbar in Windows 11's Experimental channel, allowing placement on any screen edge with adjustable icon alignment. Additional updates include a ...

Earlier this year, Pavan Davuluri, the President of Windows and Devices at Microsoft, said that the company wanted to address the “pain points” the company heard from Windows 11 users. That includes ...

In this post, we will show you how to use Markdown in Notepad on a Windows 11 PC. Microsoft has introduced lightweight formatting in Notepad, and it supports Markdown (*.md) files to work directly ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...

Microsoft is preparing to bring another change to the humble Notepad app. According to Windows Latest, internal testing on Windows 11 shows that the classic text editor is gaining full image support.

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility knife. It opens ...

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...

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