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Windows 11 Unveils AI Features for Paint and Notepad

1/24/2026

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Microsoft Paint and Notepad on Windows 11 receive AI features, rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels.
Paint adds a "Coloring book" feature that generates templates from text prompts.
Paint adds a fill tolerance slider to improve color application.
Notepad adds AI-generated text streaming for Write, Rewrite, and Summarize, with a welcome experience and Markdown syntax support.

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Story summary

Microsoft Paint and Notepad on Windows 11 receive AI features, rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels.
Paint adds a "Coloring book" feature that generates templates from text prompts.
Paint adds a fill tolerance slider to improve color application.
Notepad adds AI-generated text streaming for Write, Rewrite, and Summarize, with a welcome experience and Markdown syntax support.