Why Microsoft discontinued WordPad after 30 years

After a 30-year run, Microsoft has discontinued WordPad, leaving fans of this simple word processor upset. Fortunately, there ...
PC World

RIP Microsoft WordPad, a PC mainstay since Windows 95

WordPad, a Windows rich editing app that has been a mainstay of the platform since Windows 95, is on its way out. Microsoft has marked it for deprecation, a death knell that signals that it will be ...
GIZBOT

Microsoft's Long-Running WordPad to Be Removed After Nearly 30 Years

In a decision that tugs at the heartstrings of long-time Windows users, Microsoft has officially declared the retirement of the iconic WordPad application, a program that has been a faithful companion ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Confirms When It's Killing Off WordPad

UPDATE: Microsoft has confirmed that WordPad will be removed from Windows with the Windows 11 version 24H2 update later this year. With that rollout, "WordPad will be removed from all editions of ...
TechRadar

This new malware hijacks Windows WordPad to avoid detection

Hackers have begun abusing a flaw in the WordPad text editor that comes preloaded with the Windows 10 operating system to distribute the Qbot malware, researchers have claimed. A cybersecurity ...