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 ...

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 ...

Analysis: WordPad down, Notepad on the up In the past, Microsoft has made it clear that you won’t be able to somehow reinstall WordPad (and that the app won’t be present in new installations ...

2. WordPad WordPad is unheard of, mostly. People would’ve noticed Notepad and Word, whereas WordPad is sort of halfway between the two. Firstly, it’s a word processor, not merely a text editor.

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 ...

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.

They are Notepad, Microsoft Paint, and and WordPad. None of the apps are set to disappear from Windows 10, but users will have the choice to not install them assuming they remain optional features ...

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.

Metapad wants to completely replace the built-in Windows notepad, and some of the features being offered in Metapad could convince you to make that switch. First, there is what the developer calls ...

Analyst calls this IT pilot fish with a service request: He needs some "programming" and an explanation of "how an email is made" -- and, though he doesn't know it, some help following directions.

Windows: Most office suites and word processors have spell-check built in, but if you're working in a tool like Notepad, Wordpad, a web browser, or another tool that won't automatically check your ...