AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free and simple yet powerful Windows scripting language. It doesn’t get a lot of press these days, but Windows geeks used to love writing and swapping AHK scripts. You can learn ...

Despite the name, a BadUSB isn't necessarily a bad thing. All it does is identify itself as a keyboard to your computer, and your computer then allows it to send inputs as if it were an actual ...

“The Walking Dead” script supervisor Amy Blanc Lacy, 62, died on Sept. 5 after she was struck in a hit-and-run four days prior. A man has been charged with homicide by vehicle in her death, the ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

The combination of Windows and Xbox can’t come soon enough. The combination of Windows and Xbox can’t come soon enough. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

Microsoft is rolling out an exciting wave of updates to its core Windows 11 applications – Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad – available now for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels using ...

There are pocket-sized electronics, and then there’s the EclairM0. It’s a 50 x 40 x 8mm (2″ x 1.6″ x 0.3″) device that weighs just 15 grams (0.5 ounces). But it’s a multifunction gadget with a small ...

Tech companies aren’t holding back when it comes to stuffing artificial intelligence capabilities into every app and piece of hardware they can, and even the most basic software tools are getting ...

TL;DR: Balatro, the hit roguelike deck builder, suffered from a huge security hole in its original demo back in 2023, whereby the full game was unlocked using just a simple text editor. Publisher ...

Notepatch tries to slightly enhance and fix some flaws of classic Notepad, but following the KISS principle. It's neither Notepad2 nor Notepad++, but still just a small and simple single-document (non ...

Microsoft’s biggest apps — Word, Excel, and the rest in the Office suite — have all had spell checking for a long time now. But one notable app from which it was chronically missing? Notepad! Below ...

Were you thinking Microsoft has added AI to virtually its entire software lineup except for Notepad? Well, here comes an update to prove you wrong. Now rolling out to Windows Insiders in Windows 11 is ...