Subj : Microsoft confirms when WordPad will be tossed on the scrapheap To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Mar 28 2024 16:00:06 Microsoft confirms when WordPad will be tossed on the scrapheap later this year with Windows 11 24H2 Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:50:46 +0000 Description: Love WordPad? You knew the app was on borrowed time, but now its confirmed to be axed with the 24H2 update. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Its now official that when Windows 11s big 24H2 update rolls around later this year, well be saying farewell to WordPad. This is no surprise, as we had already heard the death knell for the venerable default app, with Microsoft announcing WordPad was deprecated back in September 2023 , and then it disappeared from preview builds of Windows 11 in January 2024. Back at the time, we were told future releases of Windows 11 would not include WordPad. As Windows Latest spotted, we now have fresh info from Microsoft which represents concrete confirmation that the 24H2 update will be when WordPad is ditched from its desktop OS. Microsoft tells us : WordPad will be removed from all editions of Windows starting in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. Windows Latest checked current preview builds of Windows 11 24H2, searching for WordPad in the Start menu, and its related files in various folders, finding that it has all been stripped out. Analysis: WordPad down, Notepad on the up In the past, Microsoft has made it clear that you wont be able to somehow reinstall WordPad (and that the app wont be present in new installations of Windows 11). So, youre not going to be able to avoid losing WordPad when the 24H2 update rolls out to Windows 11 users, which should be around September 2024 (or maybe a bit later) . As ever itll be a phased rollout so you might not get 24H2 straight away, anyway. There is one obvious way to keep WordPad, mind you, and thats not to take the 24H2 update when its released. You can stick on 23H2 at least for the length of time its supported, which will be until November 2025. After that (or even just before), Microsoft will start force upgrading PCs away from 23H2 (as without support and security updates, users are at risk from unpatched exploits). Of course, by not getting the 24H2 update youll be missing out on a whole bunch of new features so WordPad better be worth a lot to you. Windows 11 24H2 promises to be a major update , not just bringing in new functionality, but also changing the underpinnings of the OS with a new platform Germanium, which ushers in performance and security benefits under the hood. Furthermore, Notepad will remain in Windows 11, and Microsofts attitude to this is very different in that its still actively developing this lightweight text editing app. Notepad has been fleshed out beyond its traditional simplicity to add features such as spellcheck and autocorrect (plus an AI addition could be inbound in the form of Cowriter , even). Perhaps all of this is happening exactly because WordPad is being dispensed with, so Notepad can be more readily tapped as a mini-Word alternative, as it were. You might also like... The big question about Windows 11 why won't more people upgrade? Windows 11 is becoming a much more accessible and productive experience Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-confirms-when-wordpad-wi ll-be-tossed-on-the-scrapheap-later-this-year-with-windows-11-24h2 --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .