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

As Windows Latest reports, the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, known as version 20H1 Build 19041, contains three new entries in the Optional features app list.

Those of you who still use WordPad in Windows will at some point have to find another program to open and read your favorite documents. In the latest edition of its list of deprecated Windows ...

Microsoft is finally retiring WordPad, the venerable text editor that has been a staple in Windows operating systems since Windows 95. This decision comes as part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts ...

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.

Paint and WordPad might be uninstallable from Windows 10 in the relatively near future.

As Windows Latest reports, the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, known as version 20H1 Build 19041, contains three new entries in the Optional features app list.

Version 24H2 of Windows 11 is expected to land at the end of the year, so that gives us an indication of when WordPad will disappear.