Notepad can turn any text into poetry, even a BSoD troubleshooting guide

Microsoft introduced the Rewrite feature in Notepad in November last year, but back then it was only available in selected countries for Copilot Pro subscribers. In February, Microsoft decided to offer this feature for free to anyone.

Recently, I wrote a story about Notepad’s Rewrite feature and its ability to collect data for safety purposes in you log into the app with your Microsoft account. Rewrite uses Copilot to summarize your text, or make it longer, change the tone (even to humor) and the format.

Going through the format option, I stumbled upon an interesting one: Poetry. And what better test for a poet than to transform a utilitarian, pragmatic, and technology-oriented text into poetry?

So, I went ahead and pasted a passage from our guide about the causes of BSoD to test this amazing feature and I was not disappointed. Here’s what Copilot wrote in Notepad as a result:

The Blue Screen of Death, a sight so grim,
Stops your PC from going out on a whim.
Drivers and hardware that just can’t cope,
Leave you staring, devoid of hope.

When this screen pops up, your work’s in the bin,
Ignoring it now? Well, that’s a sin!
Here are some tips to banish despair,

Restart your PC, give it some air,
A quick reboot might tidy the mess,
Fixing the error, reducing the stress.

Update or ditch those drivers gone bad,
For many a BSOD, this makes you sad.
Faulty hardware can also be a pain,
Tossing the trouble can make it all gain.

If you made changes and the screen showed up,
A system restore might fill your cup.
Scan for malware, those pesky little bugs,
Can make your system feel like it’s been mugged.

In desperate times, when files start to flee,
A clean install might just set you free.

To be fair about Copilot’s effort, I also changed the tone to Humor, to make things even more entertaining for you. Probably the verses In desperate times, when files start to flee, a clean install might just set you free, will permanently remain stuck in my head for days.

Of course, when you’re facing a BSoD, the least you want at that moment is to decipher a poem on how to fix it. It can only be filed as a humorous application for this purpose, but you must agree that Copilot did the absolute best with what it was tasked with. Not only that, but it provided no less than 6 versions of the poem to choose from.

What would you transform into poetry using Notepad? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.