WordPad, a basic, albeit dependable, staple of the Windows operating system that users could launch for basic word processing duties for the last 28 years, is officially dead. Confirmation comes by way of an updated list of deprecated features that can be found on learn.microsoft.com, which now includes a note about how WordPad has been removed from all versions of Windows “starting in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025.” A Copilot+ update for Window 11 that Microsoft shared yesterday can be found below.
WordPad is removed from all editions of Windows starting in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt
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Join Discussion →I don't think I've ever used WordPad since it came out. Notepad I do use on a regular basis.
I still used Notepad and WordPad, but I also use Notepad++, Kate, and a bunch of other text editors as well.
I used WordPad for .rtf files. Word was...unreliable...at least for me...regarding .rtf files. But I haven't used it in years...think back to OS/2 warp days and WordPerfect.
My dad uses it just for simple word proc stuff that he shouldn't have to buy Office for.
"Burticus, post: 90011, member: 297" wrote:My dad uses it just for simple word proc stuff that he shouldn't have to buy Office for.
I am pretty sure their is some free web site that can do everything Wordpad can do then some, for free. (With an internet connection and a browser)
With that said, I only use Notepad++ and nano.
"Slag-King, post: 89945, member: 5436" wrote:I used WordPad for .rtf files. Word was...unreliable...at least for me...regarding .rtf files. But I haven't used it in years...think back to OS/2 warp days and WordPerfect.
Oh wow, yeah RTF. I remember that. Kind of funny how back in the '90s it was like the File Format Wars, and there were so many different ones, and it was always a hassle to deal with.
I guess one good thing about Office pretty well dominating is that it more or less standardized the file format war.
Or did it?
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Join Discussion →I don't think I've ever used WordPad since it came out. Notepad I do use on a regular basis.
I still used Notepad and WordPad, but I also use Notepad++, Kate, and a bunch of other text editors as well.
I used WordPad for .rtf files. Word was...unreliable...at least for me...regarding .rtf files. But I haven't used it in years...think back to OS/2 warp days and WordPerfect.
My dad uses it just for simple word proc stuff that he shouldn't have to buy Office for.
I am pretty sure their is some free web site that can do everything Wordpad can do then some, for free. (With an internet connection and a browser)
With that said, I only use Notepad++ and nano.
Oh wow, yeah RTF. I remember that. Kind of funny how back in the '90s it was like the File Format Wars, and there were so many different ones, and it was always a hassle to deal with.
I guess one good thing about Office pretty well dominating is that it more or less standardized the file format war.
Or did it?