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Microsoft is previewing new features for Windows 11, with a special focus on Notepad. Last year, the company began adding its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to the Windows operating system. Copilot on Windows 11 exists both as a chatbot and as special features inside apps such as Paint, Photos, Clipchamp, and more. Now, Notepad is being added to the list of Windows apps to get new AI capabilities. Additionally, the Snipping Tool is also getting a small boost.Dave Grochocki, Principal Product Manager Lead for…

Microsoft has announced that it is rolling out updates to the Notepad and Snipping Tool applications for Windows on Windows 11 Insider Preview’s Canary and Dev channels. The latest updates bring AI-powered features, allowing these apps to offer more convenience and productivity than before. Starting with the update to Notepad, it bumps the app’s version to 11.2401.25.0 and brings a feature called “Explain with Copilot.” It appears when you select a line of text and right-click on it. With this feature “you can ask…

Despite Notepad being a simple, lightweight tool meant to facilitate jotting down quick notes, Microsoft has found a way to infuse it with AI. Your classic Notepad tool will now feature an "Explain with Copilot" option when you right-click your mouse.  Also: I tried Microsoft Copilot's new AI image-generating feature, and it solves a real problemLeveraging Copilot, the tool will then summarize the highlighted text -- including log files or code segments -- directly in Notepad, as seen in the photo above. Users will…

Windows 11 could soon gain support for artificial intelligence (AI) features as Microsoft is reportedly working on adding support for automation and AI to its popular desktop operating system and related products. The Redmond-based software company's Windows 11 operating system comes with Photos and Paint apps for image viewing and basic manipulation, respectively. According to a report, these apps could soon gain support for features that include optical character recognition (OCR) and creating images on the fly using…

Windows 11 has been updated with support for Copilot — Microsoft's new AI-powered assistant — as part of the company's latest operating system update. Aside from integrating a chatbot into Windows 11, Microsoft is also updating the MS Paint app with support for layers and graphics generation, while the built-in Snipping Tool for screenshots is getting AI-based features such as text extraction and redaction. Windows Backup will allow you to move information across computers when switching to a new Windows 11 PC.Microsoft…

How frequently do you use the Microsoft Windows Snipping tool to take a screenshot? Possibly, while browsing and you come across a page that’d be useful later, you might just take a quick screenshot. But this tool seems to have some issues affecting the screenshots that you save.This issue alters the way you edit screenshots before saving them to your computer’s storage. Researchers have discovered a bug that seems to be plaguing the Microsoft Windows Snipping tool. Should users of Windows-powered devices worry about…

Microsoft is rolling out a screen recording tool within the Snipping Tool in Windows 11. Here's how to make use of it. Windows 11 Snipping Tool has been one of the most used used Microsoft OS features. Now, it has become even more useful as Microsoft has rolled out a Windows 11 recording tool within the Windows 11 Snipping Tool. Till now, whenever recording was to be done, users had to rely on third-party tools, which was not always the best solution. It was a time-consuming and complex process. However, much to the…

Microsoft is all set to revamp built-in apps with Windows 11. The tech giant has begun testing of updated Snipping Tool, Calculator, Mail, and Calendar apps with Windows Insider members in the Dev Channel. While some apps bring significant changes, the others are more in style with the new look introduced with Windows 11. For instance, the Snipping Tool is replacing the classic Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch apps to bring an updated experience of screen capture in Windows 11.Senior Program Manager Lead for Windows…

Windows 11 features including Snipping Tool as well as touch keyboard, voice typing, and emoji panel are not available for use for some users due to an expired certificate, Microsoft has informed through a support document. The Redmond company has patched the issue to some extent by releasing an optional update. However, it is yet to completely resolve the certification problem and bring its affected features including Snipping Tool back. The exact number of Windows 11 users impacted due to the issue has not been…