Windows news recap: Notepad RichEdit enhancements, WhatsApp testing Message Reactions, and more

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Published on February 27, 2022

published on February 27, 2022

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Welcome back to our Windows news recap, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s flagship operating system.

Surface Duo finally gets Your Phone’s “Apps” support so you can run your favorite Android apps on your Windows PC

Your Phone “Apps” support has arrived for the Surface Duo, allowing users to run their Android apps on a Windows PC.

WhatsApp UWP Beta set to get new Message Reactions feature

Message Reactions are being tested on the WhatsApp UWP Beta app. The feature allows users to react to individual messages with set emojis.

Microsoft details updates coming to Windows 11 Notepad

Enhancements have been made to the RichEdit function of the Notepad app on Windows 11. The list of enhancements include “Alt+x for entering Unicode characters, Ctrl+} for toggling between matching brackets/parentheses, multilevel undo, drag & drop, color emoji, block selection, and autoURL detection.”.

That’s it for this week. We’ll be back next week with more Windows news.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.