With the arrival of Windows 11 version 24H2, WordPad is officially gone. Want to keep using it? You're in luck.

As Windows Latest reports, the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, known as version 20H1 Build 19041, contains three new entries in the Optional features app list.

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that it is planning to depreciate WordPad -- an app that has been a part of the Windows operating system for almost 28 years, reports Bleeping Computers.

As Windows Latest reports, the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build, known as version 20H1 Build 19041, contains three new entries in the Optional features app list.

Paint and WordPad might be uninstallable from Windows 10 in the relatively near future.

Microsoft has added bold, italics, lists, hyperlinks, and even Markdown to the Windows Notepad app, making it look more and more like the now-defunct WordPad.