Why Microsoft discontinued WordPad after 30 years

After a 30-year run, Microsoft has discontinued WordPad, leaving fans of this simple word processor upset. Fortunately, there ...
PC World

RIP Microsoft WordPad, a PC mainstay since Windows 95

WordPad, a Windows rich editing app that has been a mainstay of the platform since Windows 95, is on its way out. Microsoft has marked it for deprecation, a death knell that signals that it will be ...
GIZBOT

Microsoft's Long-Running WordPad to Be Removed After Nearly 30 Years

In a decision that tugs at the heartstrings of long-time Windows users, Microsoft has officially declared the retirement of the iconic WordPad application, a program that has been a faithful companion ...
TechRadar

This new malware hijacks Windows WordPad to avoid detection

Hackers have begun abusing a flaw in the WordPad text editor that comes preloaded with the Windows 10 operating system to distribute the Qbot malware, researchers have claimed. A cybersecurity ...