Why Microsoft discontinued WordPad after 30 years

After a 30-year run, Microsoft has discontinued WordPad, leaving fans of this simple word processor upset. Fortunately, there ...
Android Authority

Microsoft kills off WordPad, asks users to try Word or Notepad instead

The recent Canary build of Windows 11 does not include WordPad. It appears the app that was introduced in Windows 95 is now being retired. Microsoft is expected to also remove a few other aging apps.
AOL

Microsoft Windows is removing WordPad, its decades-old text editor

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 has been ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Ends WordPad’s Run as a Built-In Windows App Since 1995

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 ...
Benzinga.com

Microsoft Signals The End Of An Era: WordPad To Be Phased Out In Windows 11

In a development that marks the end of an era, Microsoft has declared that its Windows 11 update will no longer include WordPad. The company has not only decided to pull the plug on the word ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft is Testing Ads in Wordpad You Might Actually Be Glad to See

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TechSpot

Microsoft removes WordPad from the latest Windows 11 Canary build

TL;DR: Microsoft Insiders participating in the Canary Channel for Windows 11 may recall that Redmond removed WordPad from new OS installs earlier this month. Now with the latest preview build (26040), ...
Gizmochina

Microsoft Bids Farewell to WordPad in Latest Windows 11 Insider Build

WordPad, the quirky text editor that’s been a part of Windows for nearly 30 years, is getting the boot. The latest Windows 11 Insider build (26020) no longer includes WordPad, and Microsoft plans to ...
Android

Microsoft says goodbye to this nearly 30-year-old Windows program

It’s always sad to say goodbye to old applications that we used to use over the decades. However, the march of progress must continue, even when some of our favorite programs get overstepped. After ...
The Verge

Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows 11 later this year.

The basic WordPad app has shipped as part of Windows since Windows 95. but Microsoft announced last year that it’s removing it from Windows 11. Now we have a rough date for the removal. “WordPad will ...
Kotaku

40 Years Later, Microsoft Finally Adds Spell Check To Notepad

Microsoft’s free and simple text editor, Notepad, is finally getting a feature that many users have requested for years: Spell check. Finally, when you copy and paste random URLs or passwords into ...