GeekWire

RIP, WordPad: Microsoft will remove this longtime word-processing app in a future Windows update

We probably should have known something was up when they didn’t give WordPad a dark mode. Just before the long holiday weekend, Microsoft added WordPad to its list of “Deprecated Features” for Windows ...
Gizmodo

Three Decades After Launch, Microsoft’s WordPad Is Headed to the Trash Bin

Microsoft is deprecating its WordPad software from Windows, leading to the end of a decades-old staple, the company announced on Friday. WordPad will no longer be available on future versions of ...
Yahoo

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 ...
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.
TweakTown

Microsoft is retiring WordPad, the free word processor that first debuted in Windows 95

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft has announced that its long-running WordPad app will no longer be updated, and it will be removed in a future release of Windows. WordPad, which ...
Neowin

Microsoft kills WordPad, will remove the app from Windows in future updates

WordPad, a built-in text editor for Windows, is dead. Microsoft has updated its official documentation with a notification about the app's deprecation and future removal from modern Windows versions.
HotHardware

After A 30 Year Run, Microsoft Is Putting A Bullet In WordPad For Windows

After a 30-year run, Microsoft WordPad is being put out to pasture in favor of newer software. Microsoft says there is no need to worry, however, as it offers two options to take its place. As ...
HotHardware

Microsoft Retires WordPad After Nearly Three Decades, But There Are Alternatives

Just the other day, Windows released Insider Preview Build 26020 to kick off the new year with a handful of new features and capabilities. However, this update also took away some features with the ...
TweakTown

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

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. 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 ...
ZDNet

Microsoft is retiring WordPad after almost 30 years on the job

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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 ...