Microsoft updated its Windows Notepad app in 2018 for the first time in years and went on to add tabs to the Windows 11 version. WordPad hasn’t had the same amount of attention, though.

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 ...

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.

Microsoft has quietly revealed plans to stop updating its longstanding WordPad app and remove it from Windows entirely, though it's not yet clear when or how that might happen. This is a big deal ...

Installing WordPad in Windows 11 is safe because you’re using official Microsoft files. However, you should be aware that WordPad won’t receive any feature or security updates going forward.

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.

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.

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.

Microsoft is pulling WordPad in the name of progress. Users can turn to alternatives like Word, Notepad, Google Docs, LibreOffice, or WPS Office.

It’s now official that when Windows 11’s big 24H2 update rolls around later this year, we’ll be saying farewell to WordPad. As Windows Latest spotted, we now have fresh info from Microsoft ...

WordPad has been around since Windows 95. It has stood somewhere between Word, its more fully-featured text editor, and the simplicity of Notepad.