Developers from Bill Gates' company recommend switching to Microsoft Word for formatted text files and Windows Notepad for standard text documents.
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As reported by “NBN” with a link to XDA-Developers, Microsoft has officially deprecated the built-in WordPad text editor (introduced in 1995 in Windows 95), cutting the application with the latest Windows 11 update 24H2.
For almost 30 years, the free WordPad was a lightweight version of Microsoft Word, giving users the ability to edit formatted text files (*.rtf) and even basic Word documents (*.doc). Despite the fact that Wordpad did not have the full range of Word functionality, it was considered ideal for taking quick notes/simple documents or editing text without installing unnecessary software.
However, over the past few years, WordPad's relevance has decreased – this text editor is inferior to Google Docs, and the constant development of Microsoft Word has made this utility more like a relic-artifact.
In addition, since 2022, Microsoft has officially stopped supporting WordPad, and after installing the Windows 11 24H2 update package, the “vintage” program will disappear from the operating system.
Earlier, we wrote about Microsoft releasing WindowsApp for remote work on a number of platforms.