Microsoft officially removed WordPad from Windows 11, in a blow to longtime users of the app. WordPad was a useful tool for many, offering a middle-ground between the simplicity of Notepad and the ...

Installing WordPad in Windows 11 is safe because you’re using official Microsoft files. However, you should be aware that WordPad won’t receive any feature or security updates going forward.

WordPad isnâ t the only feature meeting its demise. Windows Mixed Reality , Microsoftâ s platform for VR and AR experiences on Windows, is also being quietly sunset in the same update.

Like WordPad, Write was meant to fill the gap between the plain-text Notepad and a more fully featured word processor. Related Stories. Windows Paint is now officially not getting updated any more ...

WordPad hasn’t had the same amount of attention, though. The word processor was updated with Windows 7’s Ribbon UI, but after a slight Windows 8 redesign it hasn’t had any major additions.

Though WordPad can read basic Word documents, it can't handle more advanced formatting, layouts, and content. As such, its usefulness to Microsoft Word users has always been limited.

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.

Analysis: WordPad down, Notepad on the up. In the past, Microsoft has made it clear that you won’t be able to somehow reinstall WordPad (and that the app won’t be present in new installations ...

This is a big deal because WordPad debuted nearly 30 years ago with the launch of Windows 95, and since then it's surely been used billions of times by Windows users worldwide who need to read a ...

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 ...

Launch WordPad. Click the "File" menu at the upper-left corner of the screen and click "Page Setup" from the drop-down menu. Click the "Size" menu and select your envelope type from the menu.