You can infect your PC with malware without ever leaving Notepad, thanks to recent updates and additions. Hooray.

Microsoft has patched a severe security vulnerability tied to Notepad's Markdown feature. Here's what you need to know to ...

Today is Microsoft' 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 58 flaws, including 6 actively exploited and three publicly ...

Microsoft Notepad is a decades-old staple of the Windows ecosystem. The simple text editor has undergone several permutations over the years, but the latest one has been controversial for a variety of ...

Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. is a news writer who ...

Microsoft just patched a serious vulnerability in Notepad for Windows that could allow hackers to take control of victims' ...

The flaw exploits Notepad’s recently added support for Markdown, a formatting language used on websites and in files, to run malicious code on a Windows PC.