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Windows 11 24H2 sees Microsoft finally axe WordPad - but there's a way you can keep the app

Windows 11 no longer has WordPad, with Microsoft finally giving the venerable app the chop with the 24H2 update. This comes as no surprise, because Microsoft had already deprecated WordPad - that ...
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Microsoft is just turning Notepad into WordPad at this point, and I'm not sure I like it

In 2024, Microsoft officially removed WordPad from Windows 11, in a blow to longtime users of the app. WordPad was a useful tool for many, offering a middle-ground between the simplicity of Notepad ...
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You can turn Chrome's address bar into a notepad with one line of text

Create a browser notepad instantly.
Android

Microsoft says goodbye to this nearly 30-year-old Windows program

It’s always sad to say goodbye to old applications that we used to use over the decades. However, the march of progress must continue, even when some of our favorite programs get overstepped. After ...
Kotaku

40 Years Later, Microsoft Finally Adds Spell Check To Notepad

Microsoft’s free and simple text editor, Notepad, is finally getting a feature that many users have requested for years: Spell check. Finally, when you copy and paste random URLs or passwords into ...