Why? Well, if we need a basic text editor, we use Notepad. If we need an advanced text editor, we use Microsoft Word. But somewhere in the middle, with more features than the humble Notepad but ...

Microsoft WordPad is officially deprecated, which means it will disappear as soon as you update to 24H2. There is a ...

Microsoft has been talking about dropping Wordpad from Windows 11 as it feels that not enough people use it anymore. There ...

If you ever wanted your computer to literally speak to you, Notepad can help you do that too. Using a simple VBScript, you ...

After around 30 years of WordPad, Windows has decided it's time to stick it in the recycle bin. But don't fret—depending on what you use WordPad for, there are many alternatives you can rely on ...

NOTE: This guide applies to Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. All these operating systems include the same version of WordPad, with the same options. To keep things simple, we use screenshots ...

WordPad’s deprecation has become a reality, as it has been completely removed from the new version of Windows 11. This might not be a big deal to most users — the lack of people using the app ...

Now, you might want to make the restored WordPad the default app for its supported formats, which include RTF, ODT, XML, and TXT. Here is how to do that: That is it. Now, you can use WordPad on a ...

WordPad, introduced in 1995 with Windows 95, has been officially deprecated and is removed in the Windows 11 version 24H2 ...

"WordPad is removed from all editions of Windows starting in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025," Microsoft ...

When I asked Microsoft, the company told me to read the support document, which states that WordPad is no longer needed since you have better options like MS Word. You can use Notepad instead ...

One of them was WordPad, the default rich text editor introduced years ago. Most of the time, Microsoft allows users to continue using deprecated features or install them as additional components ...