Windows has been dragging a problem for some time, and it is that it has many redundant and obsolete programs. When we install the operating system, it copies a series of programs to our computer by default so that we can carry out basic office tasks without having to worry, at least initially, about installing anything else. The problem is that, over time, many of these programs have become outdated and outdated, especially with the rise of the cloud. And this is something that, little by little, Microsoft has begun to solve. Starting by WordPad.
Although all users use modern word processors, such as Word (Office) or Writer (LibreOffice), Windows has always included a totally free word processor to open and edit all kinds of DOC files or RTF. This file processor is called WordPad.
We should not confuse Notepad with this WordPad. The first is a plain text editor, one of the most basic and essential programs that must be present in any operating system, thanks to which we can edit any plain text file without having to depend on other programs. The second, on the other hand, is a document viewer and editor, designed to create formatted text files, such as letters or papers.
While Notepad has certainly been updated (as Microsoft has added all sorts of features lately, like tabs and auto-save, for example), WordPad hasn’t received a single update since the Windows 7 era.
Finally, Microsoft has confirmed that discontinued development of WordPad right now, and that the program, officially, will not receive updates or other changes from September 1. And, in the not too distant future, the program will no longer be included by default in Windows, so we’ll find ourselves with one less bloatware to worry about.
Other Windows disappearances
WordPad is not the only Windows program that is going to be affected by this “cleanup” that Microsoft is carrying out in its operating system. Without going any further, this summer we have been able to see that Cortana, the personal assistant of the operating system, is also going to pass away and stop working and installing itself within the operating system, giving way to Copilot, the new AI that already We will see how it adapts to our computer.
In addition, other programs, such as the mythical Paint, They will no longer come installed as standard on the PCsince Microsoft has decided to delegate it to the Store so that users who want it, and need it, can download it directly from there.
Little by little, it seems that Microsoft has decided to clean up its operating system. Some very old and obsolete programs are disappearing from the face of the planet, while others are making the jump directly to the Microsoft Store so that those who want to have them can install them by hand. Now we just have to wait and see if the same thing happens with “bad bloatware”, as is the case with Candy Crush, which continues to be installed as standard on the PC.