Of course, there are now many free downloadable alternatives to both Notepad and WordPad that are full of helpful features. Microsoft's Word isn't going anywhere, either.

I can currently see the spellcheck and autocorrect features in Notepad version 11.2405.13.0 running on a fully updated Windows 11 23H2 PC, but your mileage may vary.

Like Notepad, this program has been present on Windows computers for at least 30 years. Microsoft's injection of these latest features means that, unlike WordPad, Notepad is here to stay.

Notepad on Windows has been a mainstay app of Microsoft's operating system since 1983. Thanks to a recent Windows 11 update, there are plenty of new features to take advantage of. Whether you need ...

On Windows 11, Notepad includes a slew of features you probably don't know, including spell check and autocorrect, font customization, redesigned find and replace, startup behavior, dark mode, etc ...

I love the new Notepad. The new features are pretty unobtrusive and mostly small quality-of-life updates. It’s hardly “dicking around”, it’s more like a a bit of touch-up.

WordPad has been around since Windows 95. It has stood somewhere between Word, its more fully-featured text editor, and the simplicity of Notepad.

Both the spell check and autocorrect features can be disabled in the Notepad settings, with users able to customize whether it's turned on for specific file types, including files with the .txt ...

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Notepad for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. The updated version 11.2504.50.0 brings lightweight formatting options to ...

Yet while Microsoft taketh away, they also giveth. After several months of testing, the Notepad text editor is finally getting spell check and auto-correct features. Maybe that’ll even things out.

But starting with Windows 11 Notepad version 11.2405.13.0 and forward, it seems the testing is done and spell check is now a built-in feature for the app for everyone.

Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad. They're open to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, though some ...