#TIL that #WordPad is being discontinued. MS is recommending that my fellow WordPadians migrate to Word, despite its absolute lack of pad. I realize the date, but this is actually real https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPad #software
The #Windows11 2024 Update, otherwise known as version 24H2, started rolling out yesterday, but if you’ve already updated, you might notice something is missing. #WordPad’s deprecation has become a reality, as it has been completely removed from the new version of Windows 11. #PC
It’s official — #Microsoft WordPad is dead after 29 years
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/it-s-official-microsoft-wordpad-is-dead-after-29-years/ar-AA1rAPDJ?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
Starting with the Windows 11 version 24H2 update, WordPad will be completely removed, putting a final stamp on its deprecation confirmed back in March.
#microsoft #windows11 #windows1124h2 #wordpad
https://www.xda-developers.com/wordpads-final-curtain-call-arrives-in-windows-11-version-24h2/
Oh noes @readbeanicecream, whatever word processor will I use now that #Microsoft is killing #WordPad? Woe is me!
Why, hello there #LibreOffice.
What's that? Your #FOSS apps already completely replaced #Word and #Excel on my workstation years ago when Microsoft tried to charge a subscription for #MicrosoftOffice?
Windows 11 bids farewell to WordPad as Microsoft axes longtime favorite (oh, and Cortana)
Falls noch jemand gute Gründe brauchte, von Windows auf ein anderes gutes Betriebssystem (= OpenBSD) umzusteigen: Das für Briefeschreiben durchaus gute #WordPad wird demnächst rückstandsfrei gelöscht. https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/29/microsoft_confirms_windows_server_2025/
WordPad: Microsoft leitet Abschied von Textverarbeitungssoftware ein | heise online
https://heise.de/-9589767 #Microsoft #WordPad
We knew it was coming, but the reality has arrived in the #CanaryChannel. A clean install will omit #WordPad as of build 26020 of #Windows11. At an undisclosed point, the application will be removed on upgrade. #Microsoft
WordPad waltzes off Windows 11 Insider build • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/05/wordpad_off_windows_11/
After announcing that WordPad was a deprecated Windows feature, Microsoft says that starting with preview build 26020 (canary channel), it will not be included with a clean install and cannot be installed later. In a future build, it will be removed upon upgrade. https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2024/01/03/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-26020-canary-channel/ #WordPad #Windows #Microsfot
I never really considered WordPad a word processor.
The more you know.
For the first time in 40 years, Windows will ship without built-in word processor https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/microsoft-is-killing-wordpad-windows-28-year-old-built-in-word-processor/
For the first time in 40 years, Windows will ship without built-in word processor - Enlarge / The venerable WordPad is one of the few built-in Windows apps... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1965076 #microsoftword #windows10 #windows11 #notepad #wordpad #tech
Entfernung kommt per Update: Microsoft stellt Wordpad nach 28 Jahren ein - Golem.de
https://www.golem.de/news/entfernung-kommt-per-update-microsoft-stellt-wordpad-nach-28-jahren-ein-2309-177303.html #Wordpad
Lilbits: Microsoft kills of WordPad, Lenovo unveils a liquid-cooled gaming laptop, and AMD Ryzen 8050 mobile chip details leaked #Amd, #Chips, #ConceptPhone, #DeprecatedFeatures, #Fashion, #GamingLaptop, #Honor, #HonorV, #Leaks, #Lenovo, #LenovoLegion9i, #LiquidCooling, #Microsoft, #Purse, #Rdna3.5, #Ryzen8050, #StrixPoint, #Windows, #Wordpad, #Zen5
Microsoft WordPad is not long for this world. Microsoft has ended development of the basic word processor/document viewer app and will remove it from future releases of Windows. It's been around since Windows 95. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features #WordPad #Microsoft #Windows
