Editor's take: Dave Plummer started his programmer's career at Microsoft back in the MS-DOS days. He knows a thing or two about code optimization, which is why he is now trying to strip Notepad of the ...

When you've used Linux for over 20 years, you don't need much hand-holding.

If you use Windows today and type ls, cat, grep, or awk in a terminal, there is a good chance something useful will happen. That was not always true. For most of the history of personal computing, ...

Thousands of Microsoft developers will use GitHub Copilot CLI instead Thousands of Microsoft developers will use GitHub Copilot CLI instead is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has ...

Microsoft has heard your complaints about Windows 11, and it wants to make things better. That has been the messaging out of Microsoft for most of this year, and the company is also going out of its ...

Several weeks of emotional whiplash for the NC State men's basketball program have steadied, thanks to a familiar figure. Justin Gainey was a dependable starter in Raleigh during his playing days.

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...

If you use Notepad++, it's time to update. Hackers compromised the free text and coding editor to distribute a malicious update via the auto-update function. Notepad++ developer Don Ho detected the ...

PCWorld reports that Notepad++’s WinGUp update system was compromised between June and December 2025, delivering malware through corrupted executables to targeted users. While the popular text editor ...

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Microsoft is adding more stuff to some of Windows 11's inbox apps. This time, Notepad and Paint get new features, including new formatting tools, AI, and more. Microsoft has no new Windows 11 preview ...

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 ...