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Microsoft has confirmed that starting withWindows 11 version 24H2, WordPad will no longer be part of Windows.

As a result, Windows will no longer have a built-in, default RTF reader."

Wordpad on Windows 11

WordPad debuted alongside Windows 95 in 1995, and has been part of the OS ever since.

Notepad is ultimately turning into a mini WordPad, just without support for .rtf files.

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