Nowadays, if we want to create text files, there are many useful tools such as Microsoft Word and Google Docs. However, when we took the calendars back in time about 30 years, we didn’t have many options. With Windows 95, Microsoft offers users the familiar word blockHe launched.

Last year, Microsoft made a not-so-surprising statement and announced that WordPad would be disconnected. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26020 release notes announced when and how we will say goodbye to WordPad. WordPad’s retirement will occur with Microsoft’s next stable update.

The WordPad application will soon be removed from the computers where it is installed

According to Microsoft’s statement, starting with Windows 11 Build 26020, the WordPad application is not automatically installed when a clean install is performed for Windows 11. Subsequent updates will remove the WordPad application from the computers where it is installed and uninstall the application, even if the user wishes. cannot be reloaded. The WordPad application is therefore permanently decommissioned.

When was WordPad introduced? What was it for?

The WordPad application was first released in 1995. Windows 95 It was made available with the operating system. Although the application, released in place of the Microsoft Write application, was more advanced than the NotePad application, it did not offer as many features as Microsoft Word. Although Microsoft has been trying to develop WordPad to meet today’s needs for almost thirty years, the fact that Google Docs offers a better option for free has left WordPad in an inactive state.

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