The latest Canary build of Windows 11 is missing WordPad. Microsoft says WordPad will not be reinstallable after updating. Microsoft kills off WordPad, asks users to try Word or Notepad instead ...

Regardless, this is a great option to replace WordPad if you are a habitual user. Finally, if you are a bit of a masochist, you could always install Vim on Windows.

WordPad was introduced with Windows 95 in 1995 as a more capable alternative to the barebones Notepad app. Included in every version of Windows since then, the program has gained certain ...

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.

Microsoft is just turning Notepad into WordPad at this point, and I'm not sure I like it Screenshot of Notepad with text containing commands to install Hyper-V on Windows 11 ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft killed WordPad—the free and surprisingly capable built-in word processor that debuted in Windows 95. For this, they must be punished. Yet while Microsoft taketh away ...

It is partly a habitual thing of course. Windows is what I am used to working with. It's not like my current folders + Wordpad workflow is the result of a lot consideration. It's just what I do.

Reviews Four notepad apps to power up Windows’ own WordPad By Mark O'Neill Sep 27, 2013 9:25 am PDT ...