Dec 25, 2022 12:30:00

Microsoft employee inadvertently leaked new features of Notepad in Windows 11

A Microsoft employee announced on Twitter that a tab function will be added to the ``

Notepad '' text editor that comes standard with Windows 11. However, the timing of the announcement did not seem to have been intended, and the tweet was immediately deleted.

Microsoft looks to be bringing tabs to the Notepad app on Windows 11 | Windows Central
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsoft-is-bringing-tabs-to-the-notepad-app-on-windows-11

Microsoft employee accidentally announces Notepad is getting tabs in Windows 11 - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/24/23525732/microsoft-windows-11-notepad-tabs-feature-leak

Microsoft has been testing for adding tabs to genuine applications for a long time, and in 2018 added tabs to File Explorer with `` Build 17618 '', an insider preview version of Windows 10. However, this feature never made it into the final production version of Windows 10.

Finally manage Windows 10 File Explorer with tabs - GIGAZINE

Then, in March 2022, tabs were finally added to File Explorer in Windows 11. This allows users to open multiple folders and directories in one window, much like a web browser.

File Explorer in Windows 11 with tabs added

Following this, it became clear that tabs would be added to Notepad as well. An employee who is a senior product manager at Microsoft announced that a tab will be added to the notepad, along with the words 'A tab has been added to Windows 11 Notepad!' I posted a screenshot of Notepad to Twitter. However, the tweet was deleted a few minutes after posting, suggesting that it was not the official timing of the announcement.

Screenshot of Notepad with added tabs posted below. Since this notepad is in development, you can see a warning at the top of the screen that says, 'Don't talk about features or take screenshots.'

Assuming development of the new tabbed notepad app is going well, Microsoft could make it available to Windows Insiders in the coming weeks, with an official release coming in the next few months. Windows Central reports that it may be approaching.