One Microsoft employee quickly deleted the tweet and tweeted a picture of the Notepad tabs. Oops.
An employee of Microsoft may have accidentally announced that Windows 11’s Notepad app will get tabs. A senior Microsoft product manager posted a photo showing Notepad with tabs. He enthusiastically announced that “Notepad in Windows 11 now features tabs!” using a loudspeaker emoticon.
Although the tweet was deleted shortly after, Windows Central and many Windows enthusiasts Twitter accounts saw the error. Notepad screenshot contains a Microsoft internal warning. “Confidential Don’t discuss features or take pictures.” This warning indicates that tabs are still being tested at Microsoft. However, it is possible that tabs will be available to Windows Insiders in the early 2023.
Microsoft will add tabs to Notepad to its built-in apps. This is after Microsoft introduced tabs to File Explorer earlier in the year. In a feature called Sets, Microsoft tested tabs across all Windows 10 applications four years ago. Microsoft eventually pulled the plug on this project, and it was never released to Windows 10 users.
Notepad’s addition of tabs could indicate a shift to tabs being included in other Windows apps. Although Microsoft has withdrawn Sets for Windows 10, Windows Power users can still use third-party apps and tools to bring tabs to life across different parts of Windows 10.
