WordPad first shipped as part of Windows 95, but it’s being removed in a future release of Windows. WordPad first shipped as part of Windows 95, but it’s being removed in a future release of Windows.

Microsoft announced today that it will deprecate WordPad with a future Windows update as it's no longer under active development, though the company did not specify the precise timing of this change.

If WordPad is not opening on your Windows PC or if it takes too long to open, here are the methods you can use to fix the problem: 1] Open WordPad directly from the installation folder The first thing ...

Microsoft has officially discontinued WordPad, the primary word processor bundled with each Windows version since 1995. The tech giant will not include WordPad in Windows 11 version 24H2, which began ...

Microsoft is finally retiring WordPad, the venerable text editor that has been a staple in Windows operating systems since Windows 95. This decision comes as part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to ...

After a 30-year run, Microsoft WordPad is being put out to pasture in favor of newer software. Microsoft says there is no need to worry, however, as it offers two options to take its place. As ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft has made it abundantly clear that WordPad is slated for retirement. A newly published document outlines a specific timeline for the discontinuation of the longstanding ...

It's been optional since 2020, but WordPad has now been removed from all editions of Windows. UPDATE 10/3/24: It's time to say goodbye. With this week's Windows 11 2024 update, WordPad has officially ...

After around 30 years of existence, WordPad is finally saying goodbye. In the Windows 11 Build 26020 Insider Preview’s Canary Channel, Microsoft announced that WordPad will not be auto-installed after ...

Whatever its other flaws, Windows 11 has given the operating system's built-in app suite its biggest overhaul in many years. For apps like Calculator, the changes have been merely cosmetic, but ...