Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files.

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Is Notepad getting too bloated these days? If you're of that opinion, you won't like what Microsoft has planned next.

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Notepad has quietly evolved over the past few years, and image support could mark its biggest shift yet, especially after Microsoft removed WordPad from Windows and left a gap for richer editing. The ...

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Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing.