Microsoft has added bold, italics, lists, hyperlinks, and even Markdown to the Windows Notepad app, making it look more and more like the now-defunct WordPad.

The latest Canary build of Windows 11 is missing WordPad. Microsoft says WordPad will not be reinstallable after updating.

Is Notepad becoming WordPad now? Microsoft's new formatting features for Windows 11's text editor are proving to be highly divisive.

Change likely due to WordPad's discontinuation, users encouraged to try revamped Notepad before switch.

After more than four decades, the latest version of Notepad sent out to Windows 11 users includes spell check and auto-correct options.

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 ...

The WordPad removal comes just a day after Microsoft announced it was upgrading Notepad with features like autosave and tab retraction. The Windows Notepad app in Windows 11 was updated for the ...

After around 30 years of existence, WordPad is finally saying goodbye. In the Windows 11 Build 26020 Insider Preview’s Canary Channel, Microsoft announced that WordPad will not be auto-installed ...

However, Microsoft has been steadily updating the Notepad app in recent years, with features including the aforementioned dark mode. An upcoming Notepad update will add autosave functionality.

Microsoft is deprecating its WordPad software from Windows, leading to the end of a decades-old staple, the company announced on Friday. WordPad will no longer be available on future versions of ...

The users who work on normal writing in .txt format have been recommended to use Notepad. According to Microsoft, there are going to be alternative options available for WordPad.