

The latter method causes the space behind the notes to become blurred. It can be launched as a standalone app or part of the Windows Ink workspace.

In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, released in 2016, a new version of Sticky Notes built on the Universal Windows Platform was introduced. This version was reused in Windows 8 and the initial releases of Windows 10. Sticky Notes have jumplists and a taskbar preview, which shows the notes in a stack. The default color is yellow, but five other colors are offered. This version did not directly support pen input. Gadgets were continued in Windows 7, though Sticky Notes itself became a standalone app built on the Win32 platform, that could still open at startup.

The original Sticky Notes was a gadget included with Windows Vista.
