Windows Notepad has been around for decades, but between the release of Windows 95 and its redesign in Windows 11, it only received a few minor updates. However, a Microsoft employee recently leaked that we can expect even more features to be added – namely browser-style tabs! With this new feature, you will be able to easily navigate between different documents without ever leaving the Notepad app. This is sure to make multitasking easier than ever!
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Microsoft's senior product manager announced the news of an improved Notepad by sharing an image showing its new tabs, adding to the tweet "Notepad in Windows 11 now has tabs!" and further emphasizing it with a megaphone emoji.
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It seems unusual that the employee posted the tweet when there was a large warning on the image stating its confidentiality and not to discuss features or take screenshots, which could explain why the tweet was quickly deleted.
It appears that Notepad's browser-style tabs feature is currently in early testing and will be available to Windows Insiders before the official announcement.
The revolutionary feature of this program allows users to have multiple files open in the same window and quickly switch between them using tabs located at the top of the screen. This is a common feature that can be found in many other applications as well!
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Microsoft has experimented with adding tabs to many Windows apps in the past. Back at its Build conference in 2018, the company announced a feature called Sets that were essentially tabs for every app in Windows 10. Windows Insiders were supposed to try out Sets, but user feedback led to the feature and never making it to the full version of the operating system.
Microsoft is expanding tab functionality to many Windows apps in a similar way to Sets technology, with File Explorer and Notepad set to receive it. As such, it looks like Microsoft is slowly adding the feature to many Windows 11 apps. It’s only a matter of months before we see it everywhere!
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Information source: techspot.com
