Redesigned to match the new visual design of Windows 11 announced in June 2021, Notepad is now available in the Windows Insider Program, where you can quickly try out new features. Redesigned Notepad ...

There's a difference between the "Notepad app" and notepad.exe. The Notepad app has the AI and all the new stuff in it. But the old C : \windows\system32\notepad.exe still exists, and is unencumbered ...