Dave Plummer rebuilt Notepad in 2.5KB using only what Windows already ships, exposing how bloated Windows 11's own Notepad ...

Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer comes from an era at Microsoft when Notepad handled the simple stuff, and WordPad ...

Leadership reshuffling signals the mounting pressure on Microsoft’s AI bet. Leadership reshuffling signals the mounting pressure on Microsoft’s AI bet. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, ...

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 app’s servers were compromised from June through December 2025. The app’s servers were compromised from June through December 2025. is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie ...

A state-sponsored cyber criminal compromised Notepad++'s update service in 2025, according to the project's author. The admission comes after version 8.8.9 of the text editor was released on December ...

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by suspected China-state hackers who used their control to deliver backdoored ...

ESET researchers have uncovered an Android spyware campaign leveraging romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The campaign uses a malicious app posing as a chat platform that allows ...

In 2024, ESET researchers noticed previously undocumented malware in the network of a Southeast Asian governmental entity. This led us to uncover even more new malware on the same system, none of ...

To get the most out of the sandbox, you can easily transfer files while Windows Sandbox is running. As a security precaution, you might want to transfer an application’s exe file from the host machine ...