<ul><li>Microsoft is prompting users to pay for a Microsoft 365 subscription to use AI features in Notepad.</li><li>The core Notepad functions remain free, but AI-powered features such as Rewrite require a subscription.</li><li>Some users find the prompts to be disruptive and consider them as ads for Microsoft's AI subscriptions.</li><li>Notepad still works without a Microsoft account, and AI features are considered bonus features rather than core functions.</li></ul>

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