Microsoft releases first test version of Windows 11 with tabs in Notepad

Microsoft has released the first test version of Windows 11 with an update to Notepad, which supports tabs in English. An employee revealed last month that the position was coming.

There will be a setting that allows users to decide whether they want to open new files in a new tab or in a new window, says Microsoft. With this, the company does not seem to necessarily enforce the use of tabs. It is also possible to pull tabs and open them as a new window.

In addition, there will be keyboard shortcuts for managing tabs in Notepad. Microsoft does not specify what these are and how they work. The tabs are in Notepad version 11.2212.33.0, which Windows Insiders can see in the Dev channel with the latest update.

According to Microsoft, tab support was the most requested feature for Notepad. A Microsoft employee accidentally revealed last month that tabs in Notepad were coming. In 2017 there was talk that the notepad, the explorer and Office in Windows 10 would already get tabs. That never materialized.

Windows 11 Tabbed Notepad/Notepad, January 2023