Microsoft releases Windows 10 update with Linux and Notepad enhancements

Microsoft is sprucing up its longstanding Notepad app and making it possible for Windows to take dictation in more languages.

, rather than a major update in each of those seasons each year.

The Cortana virtual assistant can now create calendar events, send emails and bring up email messages from specific people. The emoji picker, which can be accessed by holding down the Windows key and hitting the period key, now features additional kaomojis, or icons assembled using a string of characters, like the shruggie.

In Notepad, the title bar will show an asterisk if there are unsaved changes in your file, new keyboard shortcuts are available and if text is highlighted, the find/replace function will automatically place it in the text box.A text cursor indicator, which can be enabled in Settings, allows for the adjustment of the size and color of the cursor.

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