Farewell to WordPad: Microsoft Removes 30-Year-Old Software from Windows

Legacy Windows features, including WordPad, will be deprecated in 2023, confirmed for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025.

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WordPad, a 30-year-old native word processor, to be removed. Notepad remains the basic choice; Office suite for advanced needs.

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WordPad discontinuation may affect few users; Office suite and updated Notepad offer alternatives for word processing tasks.

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Users can turn to Office 365, web version of Office, or Google Docs for word processing needs. Notepad offers enhanced features.

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Though WordPad's departure marks an end of an era, users have ample alternative options for word processing in Windows environment.

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Farewell to WordPad: Microsoft Removes 30-Year-Old Software from Windows

Farewell to WordPad: Microsoft Removes 30-Year-Old Software from Windows

Legacy Windows features, including WordPad, will be deprecated in 2023, confirmed for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025.

Legacy Windows features, including WordPad, will be deprecated in 2023, confirmed for Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025.

WordPad, a 30-year-old native word processor, to be removed. Notepad remains the basic choice; Office suite for advanced needs.

WordPad, a 30-year-old native word processor, to be removed. Notepad remains the basic choice; Office suite for advanced needs.

WordPad discontinuation may affect few users; Office suite and updated Notepad offer alternatives for word processing tasks.

WordPad discontinuation may affect few users; Office suite and updated Notepad offer alternatives for word processing tasks.

Users can turn to Office 365, web version of Office, or Google Docs for word processing needs. Notepad offers enhanced features.

Users can turn to Office 365, web version of Office, or Google Docs for word processing needs. Notepad offers enhanced features.

Though WordPad's departure marks an end of an era, users have ample alternative options for word processing in Windows environment.

Though WordPad's departure marks an end of an era, users have ample alternative options for word processing in Windows environment.

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