With the arrival of Windows 11 version 24H2, WordPad is officially gone. Want to keep using it? You're in luck.

UPDATE 10/3/24: It's time to say goodbye. With this week's Windows 11 2024 update, WordPad has officially made its way to Microsoft's list of deprecated features.

For the first time in 40 years, Windows will ship without built-in word processor WordPad is one of the few built-in apps not to be updated in Windows 11.

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 ...

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 ...

WordPad, introduced in 1995 with Windows 95, has been officially deprecated and is removed in the Windows 11 version 24H2 update.

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 ...

Microsoft has added bold, italics, lists, hyperlinks, and even Markdown to the Windows Notepad app, making it look more and more like the now-defunct WordPad.

Microsoft has confirmed that starting with Windows 11 version 24H2, WordPad will no longer be part of Windows. The version 24H2 update is expected to begin rolling out later this year.

Microsoft has announced that it is deprecating the classic WordPad app that has shipped as part of Windows since Windows 95. The app hasn't been updated since Windows 8, but still ships in the ...

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

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 ...