Microsoft now testing Notepad text formatting in Windows 11

Microsoft announced Markdown-style text formatting for Windows 11 Notepad—adding a formatting toolbar for bold/italic, links, lists, and headings—along with options to toggle between formatted and syntax views or revert to plain text, rolling out to Insiders with app version 11.2504.50.0; this continues Notepad’s modernization that recently introduced tabs, character counter, spell check/autocorrect, and optional AI summarization/generation features that users can disable.