Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...

If you’ve ever watched a race, you may have seen some runners whiz by, others resolutely jog forward — and a sizable group slow down to a walking pace, sometimes just a few minutes after passing the ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is running for reelection in 2026, seeking to become the first Democrat ever elected to a third term in office in this state. While he's running unopposed in the primary, ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Image: Microsoft. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility ...

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability. The WinterCG community group was recently ...

As Microsoft continues to force AI features onto users of its Windows operating system and other crucial software, glaring issues keep cropping up. Executives have promised to turn the platform into ...

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

Microsoft patched a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Windows Notepad through its February 2026 Patch Tuesday updates that allows attackers to execute malicious code remotely via ...

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...