New prompts to subscribe to Microsoft 365 have started popping up when trying to use Notepad's AI features, leading to confusion.

Two iconic Windows apps will have certain features restricted if you don't have an active Microsoft 365 subscription.

M icrosoft's Notepad has been around for over four decades. The simple text editor has remained largely unchanged for much of that time, though it has seen a surge in development

Microsoft officials clarified that Notepad does NOT require you to set up a Microsoft account in order to use the text editor.

If you want to use the Notepad Rewrite AI feature, you have to log in with a Microsoft account, but your information will be collected.