Microsoft is finally rolling out spellcheck and autocorrect for its Notepad app in Windows 11, more than 40 years after the simple text editor was first introduced in Windows in 1983. The software giant started testing both features in March, and has now quietly started enabling them for all Windows 11 users in recent days.

After first rolling out Notepad spell-check to select Windows Insiders in March, Microsoft is now releasing it to all Windows 11 users.

The minimalist text editor has remained largely unchanged for decades, but it's finally getting some new features.