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Installing WordPad in Windows 11 is safe because you’re using official Microsoft files. However, you should be aware that WordPad won’t receive any feature or security updates going forward.

Though WordPad can read basic Word documents, it can't handle more advanced formatting, layouts, and content. As such, its usefulness to Microsoft Word users has always been limited.

WordPad hasn’t had the same amount of attention, though. The word processor was updated with Windows 7’s Ribbon UI, but after a slight Windows 8 redesign it hasn’t had any major additions.

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Microsoft is finally retiring WordPad, the venerable text editor that has been a staple in Windows operating systems since Windows 95. This decision comes as part of Microsoft’s ongoing efforts ...

WordPad is a deprecated Windows feature,” said the Windows Insider blog announcing the discontinuation of WordPad. Microsoft had listed WordPad as a “deprecated” app in September 2023.

WordPad was first introduced nearly 30 years ago for Windows 95, but in 2020, it was downgraded to an optional feature, meaning users could choose to delete WordPad from their system.

Microsoft announced today that it will deprecate WordPad with a future Windows update as it's no longer under active development, though the company did not specify the precise timing of this change.