Tabs For NotePad Appears In Windows 11 Beta Optional Update

Microsoft only launched the Notepad app with tabs in the first freely available Windows 11 preview version in mid-January. Now the test for the beta channel is expanded. The chances are good that the innovation will soon start for all users.

Microsoft has introduced a number of improvements with an update in the Windows 11 beta channel. As usual, there are two builds to choose from for all Windows Insiders:

• Build 22623.1255 = New features are introduced.
• Build 22621.1255 = New features disabled by default.

Microsoft begins introducing tabs in Notepad to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel with this release. The new app version number is 11.2301.17.0.

Tab support is one of the most requested features by the community. This allows users to create, manage, and organize multiple files in a single Notepad window. After File Explorer, Notepad is the next application that also supports tabs in Windows 11.

Since this is only an optional update for the Insider program so far, the information is not available in the Knowledge Base. Instead, there is a changelog on the Windows blog. A handful of improvements and bug fixes are listed. We have translated the new features and improvements for both builds and added them to the end of the post. If you haven’t joined the beta tests for Windows 11 yet, you can join at any time. This is primarily worthwhile if you get options that have already been tested via the beta or release preview channel so that you can use them before everyone else.

Fixes in Build 22623.1255

• Fixed an issue where Start would open behind the taskbar when typing on the touch keyboard.
• Fixed an issue where the taskbar would disappear when switching from task view to a Win32 application icon via the tablet-optimized taskbar.
• Process names typed into the search field should no longer unexpectedly be spell checked.
• Fixed some issues with the Narrator reading content in Task Manager.
• Fixed an issue where dropdowns in settings might not match the currently selected theme.
• When using a search on the App History page, the results should no longer suddenly disappear.
• When you open the default home page dropdown menu in settings, the dropdown menu should now disappear when you click on the task manager window.