State-sponsored hackers' are being blamed for compromising the popular alternative to Windows Notepad over a period of six months last year.

The developer did not specify when they became aware of the attack, but said that “all attacker access was definitively terminated” by December 2nd. The Notepad++ updater has been updated itself with ...

Security researchers have attributed the Notepad++ update hijacking to a Chinese government-linked espionage crew called ...

Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.

Launch multiple apps at once, clear temporary files, and more.

Not all applications are created with remote execution in mind. PowerShell provides several ways to invoke applications on ...

Windows 11 includes multiple built-in security layers designed to protect your system from modern cyber threats. One such feature is Exploit Protection, ...

When working with HTML files in Notepad++, many users expect to open the current file directly in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox using the Run option. However, Chrome and Firefox do not appear by ...

Notepad++ version 8.8.9 was released to fix a security weakness in its WinGUp update tool after researchers and users reported incidents in which the updater retrieved malicious executables instead of ...

Working with the command line is a key skill for developers, system administrators, and power users. While navigating directories with commands is standard, Windows 11 offers several shortcuts to ...

PowerShell is a scripting language for Windows and is used for OS configuration and automation. You can use Notepad or PowerShell ISE to test your scripts. You can also run PowerShell scripts from a ...

Performing repetitive tasks or running a series of commands might be essential to your computing routine, but it can take a lot of time. That’s where creating a Batch (.bat) file on Windows 11 comes ...