Microsoft has completely killed off WordPad in Windows 11... and more apps will follow

It is a few months since Microsoft announced plans to ditch WordPad. Back in September the company revealed that the cut-down word processor would no longer be updated and would be removed from the operating system completely in a future release. This day has now arrived, with Microsoft chopping WordPad from the latest Canary build of Windows 11. And the removal is irreversible -- the company stresses that 'WordPad will not be reinstallable'. See also: For the time being, the obliteration of WordPad only applies to Windows Insiders on the Canary channel who perform clean installations of Windows 11 Insider… [Continue Reading]