Microsoft Tests AI Streaming in Notepad and NPU Coloring Book in Paint for Windows Insiders

Overview

• Notepad adds expanded Markdown with nested lists and strikethrough plus a first‑run What’s New panel accessible via a megaphone icon.
• AI Write, Rewrite, and Summarize now stream results for faster previews, with access gated by Microsoft account sign‑in.
• Windows Latest reports streaming previews are rolling out on all PCs in Insider builds rather than being limited to Copilot+ hardware.
• Paint introduces an AI Coloring Book that generates outline pages from text prompts using the on‑device NPU on Copilot+ PCs, alongside a new fill‑tolerance slider.
• Microsoft says the features are available now in Canary and Dev channels and will reach all Windows 11 users in the coming weeks, with options to disable Copilot in Notepad or use the classic notepad.exe.