The workaround here is pretty simple, thanks to Microsoft. They have now made apps like Notepad, Wordpad, and Paint Optional features on Windows. This means they can be uninstalled and reinstalled ...

But somewhere in the middle, with more features than the humble Notepad but fewer features than the mighty Word software, stands Wordpad – which is free! WordPad is a word processor software ...

Another veteran Windows application, Notepad, is still receiving updates, such as spellcheck and tabs in Windows 11 24H2. This could compensate for some of the missing features now that WordPad ...

As ExtremeTech notes, Notepad is still getting updates, like spell-check and auto-correct, perhaps as a consolation prize, "but it has nowhere near WordPad's overall feature set." If you want Word ...

Microsoft recommends developers avoid referencing those files in their apps and instead use Microsoft Word and Notepad. Although WordPad had a pretty basic set of features, it was still a decent ...

Currently, neither Notepad nor the now-defunct WordPad for Windows contains a built-in spell-check. It now looks like Microsoft is preparing to add a fairly modern version of spell-check to Notepad.

If you don’t know, WordPad has been around since Windows 95, and in terms of features and functionality, it offers more than Notepad, but less than Microsoft Word. This naturally makes it a bit ...

Thank you, vNext... and yes, there are plenty of updates to keep you busy Windows Server 2025 is officially generally available with some substantial changes for administrators including useful Active ...

Microsoft deprecated a lot of Windows features in 2023. One of them was WordPad, the default rich text editor introduced years ago. Most of the time, Microsoft allows users to continue using ...

The Windows 11 2024 Update, also known as Windows 11 24H2, started rolling out last week. Your PC may have even installed it already! The continuous feature development of Windows 11 (and Microsoft's ...

Windows 11 is getting a lot more popular lately. In the latest Steam hardware survey, Valve clocked that 51.97% of its user ...

If you don’t know, WordPad has been around since Windows 95, and in terms of features and functionality, it offers more than Notepad, but less than Microsoft Word. This naturally makes it a bit of a ...