WordPad, introduced in 1995 with Windows 95, has been officially deprecated and is removed in the Windows 11 version 24H2 update. Microsoft recommends using Microsoft Word for rich text ...

Before WordPad was introduced in Windows 95, every release of Windows going all the way back to version 1.0 in 1985 included an earlier program called Windows Write.

WordPad has been a default Microsoft app for as long as I can remember. It was introduced in Windows 95 and is the successor to the OG Microsoft Write.

Though WordPad can read basic Word documents, it can't handle more advanced formatting, layouts, and content. As such, its usefulness to Microsoft Word users has always been limited.

Microsoft WordPad is officially deprecated, which means it will disappear as soon as you update to 24H2. There is a workaround, though.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

WordPad hasn’t had the same amount of attention, though. The word processor was updated with Windows 7’s Ribbon UI, but after a slight Windows 8 redesign it hasn’t had any major additions.

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.

But WordPad won’t be the only aging app getting the axe. It’s believed legacy apps including Cortana, Mail, Calendar, Maps, People, and Movies & TV will also be removed.

Microsoft is killing off WordPad, its decades-old text editor in Windows. The company will no longer update the software. It will then remove it from a future version of Windows.

WordPad is going to be removed from Windows 11. Microsoft's free rich text editor will be discontinued in the second half of 2024.

WordPad has been an optional Windows feature since the Windows 10 Insider Build 19551 that was release in February 2020, meaning it can be uninstalled via the Optional Feature control panel.

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