Microsoft Notepad can now write for you using generative AI The new feature is being rolled out to Windows Insiders alongside new AI tools in Paint.

Microsoft is now testing an AI-powered text summarization feature in Notepad and a Snipping Tool "Draw & Hold" feature that helps draw perfect shapes.

After nearly three decades of processing words in Windows, WordPad is finally being shoved out of the door with the freshly released 24H2 update.

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

Wordpad Disappears From Windows 11. Microsoft Recommends Using Word and Notepad An era of free word editors is over. Microsoft finally removed WordPad from Windows 11 in its latest update and ...

Meanwhile, WordPad, a free word processor that lives between Notepad and Word, is not long for this world. In a future update for Windows 11, Microsoft has confirmed its plans to remove WordPad ...

Like Notepad, this program has been present on Windows computers for at least 30 years. Microsoft's injection of these latest features means that, unlike WordPad, Notepad is here to stay.

After more than four decades, the latest version of Notepad sent out to Windows 11 users includes spell check and auto-correct options.

After WordPad is gone, users looking for basic word processing will need to look to the more-capable Notepad, the free-to-use online version of Microsoft Word, or a free alternative like LibreOffice.

Microsoft has deprecated WordPad going forward with Windows 11 version 24H2. If you want to restore WordPad, follow the steps in this guide.