[SilasX]

This. It was infuriating to find Notepad got updated to a bloated app with rich text and Copilot. It's so different, it just should have been another program. The whole reason I use Notepad is because it's a simple, dumb, fast, predictable program. If I wanted the rich text, I would use any of the numerous other options!

And for the kicker, the update made it forget my font settings.

[mrec]

Re "just another program" - the old Notepad was deliberately designed with minimal dependencies so that even if everything else in the system went to hell you'd still have a working editor to try and fix things.

[SilasX]

So, you're just screwed if you need a working editor in safe mode now?

[netsharc]

This makes me want to suggest to Microsoft to have AI-enhanced safe mode. "Computer can't boot? Reboot to the Recovery Copilot and have this advanced spell-checker try to troubleshoot it!"

[baal80spam]

I recommend https://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html - it's even snappier than Notepad++

[uxcolumbo]

Use MetaPad - like Notepad.

https://liquidninja.com/metapad/

[wtetzner]

Wasn't Wordpad the rich text editor on Windows?