Notepad Markdown Support: Windows 11 Insider Build

Archyde Windows Notepad Receives Major Markdown Support Update SEATTLE, WA – June 3, 2025 – Microsoft is rolling out a significant update to its ubiquitous Windows Notepad application, bringing native support for Markdown formatting.The latest version, currently available to Windows Insiders, introduces a formatting toolbar and enhanced file compatibility, marking a ample evolution for the … Read more

Microsoft will finally stop bugging Windows users about Edge — but only in Europe

Microsoft’s changes in response to the Digital Markets Act already included allowing Windows machines in the regions it covers to uninstall Edge and remove Bing results from Windows search, but now the list is growing in some meaningful ways. New features announced Monday for Microsoft Windows users in the European Economic Area (the EU plus … Read more

Microsoft provides major revamp to Notepad, adds support for new formatting, hyperlinks and more

Microsoft is providing a much-needed upgrade to Notepad, allowing the vintage Windows app to format text in various styles such as bold and italic, while also adding support for hyperlinks and Markdown. The new update has rolled out to Notepad Canary and the Dev Channel, though there’s no confirmation yet on when it will be … Read more

Desktop edition of sculpting app Nomad enters free beta

A creature created with Nomad by Glen Southern. The new desktop edition of the formerly mobile-only digital sculpting app is now available in free public beta. Hexanomad – aka developer Stéphane Ginier – has released the new desktop edition of Nomad, its popular digital sculpting app for iPads and Android tablets, in free public beta. … Read more

Signal says no to Windows 11’s Recall screenshots

Signal is taking proactive steps to ensure Microsoft’s Recall feature can’t screen capture your secured chats, by rolling out a new version of the Signal for Windows 11 client that enables screen security by default. This is the same DRM that blocks users from easily screenshotting a Netflix show on their computer or phone, and … Read more

Windows 10 emergency update resolves BitLocker startup issues

As previously announced, Microsoft released an interim emergency update for Windows 10. This is to resolve issues where systems with Intel hardware get stuck in BitLocker recovery mode. The issues were caused by errors in the LSASS service, triggered by update KB5058379. Microsoft previously confirmed that devices with Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) on 10th … Read more

Huawei’s own OS powers newest PCs

Executive: Every line of code you write rewriting history of China software biz Huawei debuts the MateBook Fold, its first foldable PC running HarmonyOS 5 with virtual keyboard capability, on May 19, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Huawei Technologies Co officially unveiled its personal computers powered by its self-developed operating system on Monday in Chengdu, Sichuan … Read more