With the arrival of Windows 11 version 24H2, WordPad is officially gone. Want to keep using it? You're in luck.

For the first time in 40 years, Windows will ship without built-in word processor WordPad is one of the few built-in apps not to be updated in Windows 11.

Microsoft announced the deprecation of WordPad in September 2023, stating that the basic Windows word processor would no longer receive updates. Subsequently, WordPad was completely removed from ...