Get ready to wave bye-bye to WordPad! Microsoft is saying farewell to this classic text editor, phasing it out for good.
After being a part of Windows for more than 30 years, Microsoft has decided to say goodbye to WordPad in future Windows 11 updates. This text editing tool, born with Windows 95, won’t come pre-installed on Windows 11 anymore and will slowly fade away.
In the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26020 for the Canary Channel, Microsoft spilled the beans that WordPad won’t be making a comeback once it’s gone. It seems like this could be the final farewell for the old-school app.
For a while, Microsoft pitched WordPad as a middle option between fancy Word and simple Notepad. It had some useful tools like changing fonts, colors, and arranging paragraphs, making it great for quick notes. However, as Microsoft pushed Word for big documents and Notepad for simple text, WordPad Kinda got caught in the middle and faded away.
The signs were there in the documents – Microsoft suggested using Word for fancy text and Notepad for simple stuff. Since there are other good options, Microsoft probably thought there’s no need to keep improving WordPad. It’s kind of like they already knew it was time to move on. They didn’t even give WordPad a dark mode for Windows 11, unlike Notepad, which got one and is getting even more cool features like autosave.
So, WordPad is saying its goodbyes, but its buddy Notepad is here to stay in Windows. Remember the good old days when WordPad was our go-to for typing? It was like the stepping stone before we jumped into using Word. Now, Microsoft is shaking things up, keeping things simple. If you just need a quick note, Notepad is your friend. Anything fancier, and Microsoft’s got you covered with the Office suite. After 30 years of tech evolution, WordPad just didn’t quite fit in anymore.
Thank you for exploring the incbasil blog! Your time means a lot to us, and we hope you enjoyed the insights shared. Stay connected with incbasil for more exciting updates and tech perspectives.
