You can have Notepad automatically add a timestamp whenever you open the file. Just start the document with .LOG (all caps), ...

This should have you set up working with Notepad just fine. If the above method doesn’t work for you, you can download Notepad from the Windows Store, too, since it is now available there.

If you want to undo the above changes, just run the following command line: reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\notepad.exe" /v "Debugger" /f ...

Notepad, now the default text editor in Windows 11, is getting many updates these days. Dark mode, tabs, a spellchecker, and a modern interface are pretty big updates for the app that has been ...