Ars Technica

Microsoft is killing WordPad, Windows’ 28-year-old built-in word processor

WordPad had to die because it was a simple program that did a single thing well with minimal overhead. Thankfully, now that it’s dead, Microsoft can redirect their resources to adding a 14th ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 24H2 sees Microsoft finally axe WordPad - but there's a way you can keep the app

Windows 11 no longer has WordPad, with Microsoft finally giving the venerable app the chop with the 24H2 update. This comes as no surprise, because Microsoft had already deprecated WordPad - that ...
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 ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 users, wave goodbye to WordPad - it'll likely be removed with the 24H2 update

Microsoft has given WordPad the chop, or what amounts to the final pulling of the curtain on the venerable app in Windows 11, after the software giant announced that the application was deprecated ...
ExtremeTech

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

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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.
PC Gamer

After 28 years of service, Microsoft is killing WordPad

Windows The Windows 10 era is over and with it, the last time I felt my PC was truly my own Windows Microsoft yanks the plug on Windows 11 SE, giving school and college IT techs a little over a year ...
SiliconANGLE

Microsoft to discontinue the default WordPad word processor in Windows

Microsoft Corp. plans to phase out WordPad, the free word processor that has shipped with Windows for the past 28 years. The company disclosed the move in a support note released on Friday. “WordPad ...
Digital Trends

A beloved Windows app is being axed after 28 years

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 ...
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 ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft is killing WordPad, Windows’ 28-year-old built-in word processor

Thankfully, there are now ample free options, though, this being Microsoft, I can't help but see this as yet another move to try to force someone to use Office. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if ...