Microsoft could have kept WordPad and extended its functionality, instead of increasing the complexity (and attack surface) of Notepad.
Notepad being braindead -- including having no recovery / history -- was a feature.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-notepad-to-get-ai-powered-rewriting-tool-on-windows-11/
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