New Feature of NotePad in Windows 11 Revealed

A Microsoft employee has accidentally announced that Windows 11's Notepad app is getting a tab feature. The tweet was deleted minutes later, but not before Windows Central and several Windows-savvy Twitter accounts noticed the mistake. The screenshot of Notepad contains a Microsoft internal warning: "Do not discuss Hidden Features or take screenshots." This warning suggests that the tabs feature is still in early internal testing at Microsoft, but the Notebooks feature could reach Windows Insiders at some point in early 2023.

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Leaked Feature Expected for NotePad

If Microsoft goes ahead with tabs for Notepad, it will be the first built-in app with a tabbed interface since Microsoft added tabs to File Explorer earlier this year. Microsoft first tested tabs in all Windows 10 apps four years ago with a feature called Sets. This included support for tabs within Notepad and File Explorer. But Microsoft eventually canceled the project and never offered this feature to Windows 10 users.

The addition of tabs to Notepad could signal a shift towards tabs appearing in more built-in Windows apps. Microsoft may have canceled the Sets feature for Windows 10. But that hasn't stopped Windows power users from using third-party tools and apps to bring tabs to life in various parts of the operating system.