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Windows 10 Notepad will notify you about new versions

As you may remember, Microsoft recently moved Notepad to the Store, so it will receive updates independently from major operating system releases. It looks like Microsoft has silently added an update notification system to the Notepad app, so it will be able to warn you when an update becomes available right from its user interface.

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Currently, Notepad receives updates via Microsoft Store, this means you can uninstall or install it on demand. When you open Notepad for the first time in your user Account, it will appear almost in the center of the Desktop.

Notepad is one of the classic Windows apps that didn't receive a lot of updates until Windows 10 Build 17661. In recent Windows 10 releases, Notepad can handle large text files without issues, comes with performance improvements, and also received the following capabilites.

In addition to the above, Notepad is now able to check if an update package available. If it detects a newer version, it displays a notification banner like this:

Notepad Update Notification

From the above screenshot we can guess that Windows 10 has installed an update from the Microsoft Store, and now offers the user to switch to that newer app version.

This change is spotted in Windows 10 Build 21376, which was recently released to Insiders in the Dev channel. It is not clear why the OS didn't restart Notepad automatically like it does for other Store apps. Probably, something prevented it from relaunching the app, e.g. unsaved user data or something like that.

Microsoft hasn't officially announced this change yet. Perhaps soon the software giant from Redmond will shed some light on how this update mechanism works for Notepad.

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Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer who started Winaero back in 2011. On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube.

6 thoughts on “Windows 10 Notepad will notify you about new versions”

  1. Distracting, nagging messages are the last thing that people need when they consult Readmes or take quick notes, especially given that these updates will hardly bring dramatic improvements. I don’t see the point. Markdown support or an optional dark mode would be actual improvements.

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