After nearly 30 years, Microsoft has removed WordPad from the Windows platform. If you have installed the Windows 11 24H2 update, you will not find WordPad in the program list. Many users find WordPad useful for quickly opening Word (DOCX) files in cases where Office is not installed.
Additionally, WordPad supports formatting, so many people also use it to open RTF files . Fortunately, if you want to bring WordPad back to Windows 11 24H2, there is a way to do it. Here is how the method works.
Windows Latest has uploaded the necessary packages from build 23H2 to run WordPad. Go ahead and download the files from OneDrive .
If you are looking for a free WordPad alternative to open RTF files, you might consider LibreOffice or OpenOffice (Free).
Here's how you can restore WordPad on your Windows 11 PC or laptop running the latest 24H2 update. Since Microsoft won't be providing any future features or security updates for WordPad, it's best to switch to a more secure alternative.
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