You can make Text files open directly in Notepad++ instead of Notepad in Windows 11/10. Learn how to make Notepad++ as the default Text Editor.

Notepad is also helpful for stripping text formatting when you copy content from Web pages into your own business files. To open Notepad quickly, you can create a shortcut for it on your desktop.

To make Notepad files always open in a new or separate window in Windows 11, open Notepad setting and change the 'Opening files' option.

Make Sure Formatting is Enabled To get started with Markdown in Notepad, ensure that formatting is enabled. It should be by default once the program updates, though. Open Notepad.

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Each use of AI in Notepad and Paint in Windows 11 chews up a credit from a Microsoft 365 subscription.