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For the first time, some features in longstanding Microsoft apps Notepad and Paint will require a paid subscription. As ...

Microsoft is rolling out an update to the Paint app in the Canary and Dev channels of the Windows Inside Program.

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Microsoft is clubbing all AI features under the "Copilot" hub button, available within the Paint toolbar on Windows 11.

You can now open the menu in Notepad to access a new feature called "recent". This is similar to the "recent" button in Paint ...

With recent files, you can now reopen your recently closed files directly within Notepad. To access Recent Files, open ...

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