Neowin News Feed for: Wordpad

Notepad is losing its focus

Usama Jawad — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:00:01 +0000

Notepad used to be a simple note-taking app without any distractions. Now it's becoming an ad platform for Copilot. Read more...

Microsoft: Don't be surprised if your new Windows 11 24H2 PC doesn't have WordPad

Sayan Sen — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 16:34:02 +0000

Microsoft has released Windows 11 version 24H2 feature update today. Users on the new feature update should not be too surprised if they don't find WordPad. Read more...

How to restore WordPad in Windows 11

Taras Buria — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:32:01 +0000

If you are upset that Microsoft removed WordPad from Windows 11 in version 24H2, you will be glad to know that you can install that app back. Here is how to restore WordPad in Windows 11. Read more...

Microsoft will remove WordPad from Windows 11 in version 24H2

Taras Buria — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:36:01 +0000

Microsoft will soon delete WordPad from Windows 11. The company published a new support page detailing the upcoming removal of the old text editor in Windows 11 version 24H2, which is coming soon. Read more...

Microsoft will soon remove WordPad from Windows 11 and not allow installing it back

Taras Buria — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:12:02 +0000

Microsoft has some bad news for those still using WordPad: the company will soon remove the app from Windows 11. Moreover, you will not be able to install it back, at least officially. Read more...

Every Windows 10 and 11 feature Microsoft deprecated in 2023

Taras Buria — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:28:01 +0000

In 2023, Microsoft dropped support for 18 different Windows 10 and 11 features. Here is a recap of everything Microsoft deprecated, including Windows Mixed Reality, Cortana, WordPad, and more. Read more...

A quick look back at WordPad, the free word processor that Microsoft just killed

John Callaham — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:26:01 +0000

WordPad has been a free part of Windows since 1995, offering more features than Notepad but less than Microsoft Word. It's been something of an odd app, and that may be why Microsoft is killing it. Read more...

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

Taras Buria — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 08:40:01 +0000

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. Read more...

Microsoft is testing ads for Office 365 in WordPad

Rich Woods — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:20:02 +0000

As exactly no one has requested, Microsoft is testing out a new feature for its built-in WordPad application that will give you advertisements for the company's free Office web apps. Read more...

Paint and WordPad are being relegated to optional feature status in Windows 10

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 21:08:01 +0000

The latest 20H1 Insider build released to the Fast ring shows Microsoft is planning on making both the classic Paint app and WordPad as optional features, allowing them to be uninstalled. Read more...

Microsoft uses Project Centennial to offer some of its Win32 apps through the Windows Store

Rich Woods — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 13:58:01 +0000

After Store listings showed up last month, Microsoft has begun offering WordPad, XPS Viewer, Microsoft Character Map, and Windows Fax and Scan through the Windows Store using Project Centennial. Read more...

Microsoft's own Win32 apps begin showing up in the Windows Store

Rich Woods — Mon, 02 May 2016 15:44:01 +0000

Microsoft has begun using Project Centennial to compile some of its own Win32 apps into UWP apps, which now have listings in the Store. These apps include WordPad, XPS Viewer, and more. Read more...

Recent Microsoft Word exploit won't affect WordPad [Update: Word on iPad isn't affected]

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:26:26 +0000

Microsoft has updated its security advisory for a recently announced exploit found in versions of Word, stating that it does not affect the free WordPad word processor. Read more...