Microsoft Announces Plan to Remove WordPad from Windows After Almost 30 Years

WordPad has been a part of Windows since Windows 95, but the company has not been regularly updating it, with its last significant update being during Windows 8. The company has notified users of its plans via a support note.

Microsoft Word is the recommended application for creating or editing rich text documents such as .doc and .rtf files, while Windows Notepad is suggested for plain text files like .txt documents. News of the WordPad removal was first reported on the tech news site, The Verge.

• Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows
• The company will instead recommend Microsoft Word, a more feature-rich word processing software
• Microsoft Word is recommended for .doc and .rtf files, while Notepad is recommended for .txt files
• The WordPad removal was first reported by The Verge

Further Details about the WordPad Removal

In the wake of almost 30 years, Microsoft is removing the WordPad application from Windows. The company has decided to prioritize its other more advanced word processing software, Microsoft Word, which offers far more features than WordPad.

This shift indicates Microsoft’s emphasis on its paid services and achieving a more streamlined user experience on Windows. The company will likely focus more on improving its other applications like Microsoft Word and Notepad.

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Microsoft is retiring its WordPad application after nearly 30 years, planning to remove the word processor from future releases of Windows. Microsoft is no longer updating WordPad and recommends Microsoft Word, a more feature-rich word processor, as the replacement for WordPad, which has been a part of Windows since Windows 95. WordPad will no longer be updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows, according to a support note published by Microsoft. They recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt. WordPad hasn't undergone major updates since Windows 8.

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