In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has released a new version of Notepad that includes changes that bring it closer to what we have come to expect from modern text file editors.

You can change the default Character Encoding in Notepad from UTF-8 to ANSI, UTF-16 LE, UTF-16 BE, UTF-8 BOM. using Registry Editor.

Notepad in Windows 10 v1903 gets new features like Notepad gets UTF-8 Encoding, increased MAX_PATH Limit, new Keyboard Shortcuts & ability to send Feedback.

Latest Windows Insider build makes a major upgrade to, uh… Notepad Dragging Microsoft's simplistic editor kicking and screaming into the 1990s.

Microsoft Windows 11 users can use spellcheck and autocorrect on Notepad. It is first time features are available on Notepad since it launched in 1983.