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Microsoft drops Copilot branding in Notepad for Windows 11 for everyone, but it’s really just a rename
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I went to Settings > Apps > Advanced app settings > App execution aliases and turned Notepad off so I can start the old one with win+r "notepad".
I only use it as a clipboard, my .txt, .log and .csv are all bound to open with notepad++.
Are you aware of the "Multiple Clipboard" feature? Which is a deceptively simple productivity boost, a game-changer, a hidden gem in a sea of dark Windows patterns?
I wasn't, no. Seems like it can be useful but I'm probably gonna keep using notepad instead of risking having sensitive data saved in the clipboard history. :)
this is the way
Naa, linux is the way.
sorry, not all of us are independently wealthy. some of us have to work for other people who require m$.
They fix the security flaws with Notepad ++ yet?
The notepad++ update infrastructure is secure now, yeah. Not that I ever did the in app updates tbh.
I use winget for everything that I can. Thanks!
Shoutout to Ninite!