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Windows 11 24H2 sees Microsoft finally axe WordPad - but there's a way you can keep the app

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Windows 11 no longer has WordPad, with Microsoft finally giving the venerable app the chop with the 24H2 update. This comes as no surprise, because ...
Android Authority

Microsoft kills off WordPad, asks users to try Word or Notepad instead

The recent Canary build of Windows 11 does not include WordPad. It appears the app that was introduced in Windows 95 is now being retired. Microsoft is expected to also remove a few other aging apps.
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Windows 11 users, wave goodbye to WordPad - it'll likely be removed with the 24H2 update

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Microsoft has given WordPad the chop, or what amounts to the final pulling of the curtain on the venerable app in Windows 11, after the software giant ...
GeekWire

RIP, WordPad: Microsoft will remove this longtime word-processing app in a future Windows update

We probably should have known something was up when they didn’t give WordPad a dark mode. Just before the long holiday weekend, Microsoft added WordPad to its list of “Deprecated Features” for Windows ...