Microsoft recently added Markdown support so it can handle things like bold text, links, and images.

But in doing that, they accidentally created a problem where a malicious text file could hide a link inside it. When you open the file, Notepad might follow that link, which could then download and run harmful code on your system.

So now, in the worst case, just opening what looks like a normal text file could put your computer at risk.

Thanks Microsoft.

Its really not difficult to take it off.

Honestly, its like they are fighting to drown the company. Microslop.