Simple yet functional at its core, Notepad, known initially as Multi-Tool Notepad, made its debut in 1983 as a standalone app before being included in Windows 1.0 in 1985.

Old dog, new trick: Microsoft tests a tabbed UI for Notepad.exe in Windows 11 Windows 1.0-era app picks up a hot new Windows XP-era feature.

Windows 1.0 had a lot of familiar items It included Calculator, Paint, Notepad, Write, Terminal, Clock, Reversi and utilities such as Clipboard and Print Spooler.

Notepad has been a core tool within Windows since it started being bundled with the OS in 1985. At that time, Windows 1.0 was the first Microsoft ...