Microsoft is paying for notepad and paint, but only AI capabilities

For a long time, some features in Microsoft Apps Notepad and Paint require a paid subscription for the first time. As PC World reports, some newer features that have been added to applications that use AI, such as image generators in paint and AI rewrites in Notepad, will require a paid Microsoft 365 account.

Non-AI features in both applications should continue to work. Those who are inaccessible due to lack of subscriptions may be greyed.