Microsoft Weekly: Gaming turmoil, big OneDrive update and new Windows 11 builds

Catch up with this week's Microsoft Weekly news recap about a shakeup at the company's gaming division, some changes to the Windows 11 Canary channel, and more.
Go World Travel Magazine on MSN

Caffeinated in the city: Exploring Seattle’s vibrant coffee scene

From a Pike Place coffee crawl to Ethiopian ceremony and Starbucks Reserve classes, here’s how Seattle keeps caffeine lovers engaged.

Microsoft is adding images to Notepad, and users are wondering why

Microsoft is reportedly working on yet another "advanced" Notepad feature that has little to do with basic text editing. According to unnamed sources cited by Windows ...
Windows Central

Notepad is slowly becoming Microsoft's version of Apple's "Notes" app, complete with image support and rich text — but should it?

Over the last few years, Windows 11 users have received countless updates to the built-in Notepad app that has transformed it into something new entirely. Gone is the Notepad of old, a simple text ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 11 Notepad flaw let files execute silently via Markdown links

Markdown support means Notepad can open, edit, and save Markdown files (.md), which are plain text files that use simple symbols to format text and represent lists or links. For example, to bold text ...
TechRadar

Microsoft patches concerning Windows 11 Notepad security flaw - Markdown issues could have let hackers slip in malware without warning

Microsoft patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE flaw CVE-2026-20841 Vulnerability exploited Markdown links to execute malicious code with user permissions Patch Tuesday update fixes issue; versions 11.2510 ...
PC World

Windows Notepad is now complex enough to have a serious security flaw

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...

Microsoft: Critical Security Issue Found in Windows Notepad

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files.
TechSpot

Unwanted AI upgrade to Windows Notepad created a serious security flaw

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...
Lifehacker

Microsoft Just Patched a Major Security Vulnerability for This Popular Windows App

Users could be tricked into running arbitrary code, but the issue was patched last week. February 17, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Microsoft patched a ...
The Register on MSN

Notepad's new Markdown powers served with a side of remote code execution

Smug faces across all those who opposed the WordPad-ification of Microsoft's humble text editor Just months after Microsoft ...
Bleeping Computer

Notepad++ boosts update security with ‘double-lock’ mechanism

Notepad++ has adopted a “double-lock” design for its update mechanism to address recently exploited security gaps that resulted in a supply-chain compromise. The new mechanism landed in Notepad++ ...