Thankfully, you can still re-enable the old version of Notepad by opening the Settings App (press Windows+i) and navigating ...

The advantage with Sticky Notes is that it autosaves – but then Notepad opens faster and simpler. However, for quick access, both of them should be either on the Desktop or the Taskbar.

Related: Free Notepad replacement software for PC. However, you should know that WordPad has been completely removed from Windows 11 24H2 and later. Windows will thus no longer have a built-in ...