If you want full access to Notepad, Microsoft now requires users to pay, with the new changes to 40-year-old software adopting the 'freemium' model.

M icrosoft's Notepad has been around for over four decades. The simple text editor has remained largely unchanged for much of that time, though it has seen a surge in development

Two iconic Windows apps will have certain features restricted if you don't have an active Microsoft 365 subscription.

A rumor of Notepad for Windows 11 now requiring Microsoft Account sign-in has spread like wildfire, but all is not as it seems.

If you want to use the Notepad Rewrite AI feature, you have to log in with a Microsoft account, but your information will be collected.