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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.
Microsoft has announced that the word processor WordPad will no longer be part of its operating system in the future. The tool has been on board the operating system for 28 years. Its history ranges from Windows 95 to the current Windows 11. It is still unclear on what date and with which update exactly Microsoft Word Pad will throw out of its software range. But one thing is clear: If you work with the program frequently, you should look for an alternative. The company decided to retire its digital voice assistant Cortana – at least in the form of a standalone app.
Microsoft has quietly revealed that WordPad, the basic word processor that's been included with Windows since 1995, is being retired.
Microsoft has today announced that it's deprecating WordPad and will be removing it from Windows in a future release.
WordPad has been a Windows staple since the days of Windows 95. Now Microsoft says you should use Word or Notepad instead.