Microsoft Notepad, the simple and basic app, has finally become supercharged! Yes, it is now quite smart thanks to its brand-new AI feature called Rewrite. The Rewrite feature is currently available to Windows Insiders on Windows 11.
Let’s talk a bit more about what the feature is and how you can enable it on your Windows 11 PC on the Windows Insider build.
With Microsoft powering a basic Windows app that rarely gets any attention is a big thing. Is Microsoft ready to pull users back into a smart version of the Notepad app? Only time will tell.
Notepad Gets First AI Feature on Windows 11 – Rewrite
This is the first AI feature to be introduced to the Notepad app for Windows 11. So with this new Rewrite feature, users will be able to easily Once you have your text or paragraph typed out you can use AI to rewrite the whole paragraph. Additionally, you can also choose to make the text longer or shorter based on your preference.
With the new Rewrite feature, you can choose to change the tone of your text. You can easily choose from Formal, Casual, Inspirational or Humor. This is good if you aren’t sure about how to make a particular wall of text sound for different people based on situations. Last of all, the Rewrite feature can also change the format style of your text. You can format your texts into a paragraph, list, business, academic, marketing, or even poetry.
Now that you know what the Rewrite tool in Notepad is capable of doing, let’s take a look at how you can get it on your Windows 11 PC.
How to Enable Rewrite Tool For Notepad
Now, by default, the feature is available for users who are enrolled in the Windows 11 Insider Build. But, if you are on the Insider Build and you don’t have the feature, you can forcefully enable it. Here is what you need to do.
Step 1: First off, launch the Microsoft Store app. You will have to install the latest available update for the Notepad app.
Step 2: Now, get yourself the ViveTool. You can easily get this tool via this GitHub page.
Step 3: Once you have extracted the folder, take note of where you have saved it.
Step 4: Open the Start menu and type in CMD to launch the Command Prompt. Make sure to run the app as an Administrator.
Step 6: Now, copy the file location path of where you extracted the folder.
Step 7: Inside Command Prompt, type in cd, followed the file path of the ViveTool.
Step 8: With the file path changed, simply paste vivetool /enable /id:47961746 and hit the enter key. The command will now be run.
Step 9: Launch the Notepad app and you should see a new icon in the top right corner of the Notepad app.
Things To Note
- As a free user, you will get 50 credits to use. The credits are used each time you use any option from the Rewrite tool.
- If you have a Microsoft 365 account, you will get up to 60 credits.
- However, Copilot Pro users get unlimited access and use of such AI tools.
Closing Thoughts
This concludes the guide on what the Rewrite tool for Notepad is, and also how you can enable this feature forcefully on your Windows 11 PC on the Insiders Program build. Now, it will take some time for this feature to officially roll out to regular users in a few months or so. But of course, when it does roll out, the biggest question is, if you will be using the Notepad app for its AI tool or simply stick to any other AI tool. Let us know your thoughts below.
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