This is how Microsoft wants Notepad to always be up to date now that it's a standalone application

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It was at the end of March 2021 when Notepad became independent of Windows. The popular tool started counting as an independent application with the build 21337 of Windows 10 and now receives an improvement to encourage that it is always updated "

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Notepad has stopped depending on Windows and the major updates from Microsoft in order to receive improvements and news. Since the aforementioned Build, Notepad can be updated through the Microsoft Store and to help us not miss one, Microsoft has introduced a system of alerts."

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This is a new feature echoed on Twitter by Alex Ionescu, internal Windows researcher and vice president of endpoint engineering at CrowdStrike. A type of alert that notifies users when a new version is available.

From now on and in all those who are part of the Dev Channel, when accessing Windows 10 Notepad, an alert may appear that warns that There is an update in the Microsoft Store.

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This is what Ionescu attests, although from Bleeping Computer they warn of another process. And it is that having Notepad>this has closed and restarted automatically to use the latest version. A process that will also restore the content of previous windows."

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Leaving aside the way Notepad now>the arrival of improvements and new features should be accelerated by not relying on a major update from Windows. "

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You can download Notepad from this link in the Microsoft Store."

Windows Notepad

• Download it at: Microsoft Store
• Price: Free
• Category: Productivity

Via | Bleeping Computer