1.0Kotaku Australiahttps://develop.kotaku.com.auNikki Mainhttps://develop.kotaku.com.au/author/nikkimain-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="atO67ZqyXz"><a href="https://develop.kotaku.com.au/2023/09/three-decades-after-launch-microsofts-wordpad-is-headed-to-the-trash-bin/">Three Decades After Launch, Microsoft’s WordPad Is Headed to the Trash Bin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://develop.kotaku.com.au/2023/09/three-decades-after-launch-microsofts-wordpad-is-headed-to-the-trash-bin/embed/#?secret=atO67ZqyXz" width="600" height="338" title="“Three Decades After Launch, Microsoft’s WordPad Is Headed to the Trash Bin” — Kotaku Australia" data-secret="atO67ZqyXz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://develop.kotaku.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aafda82d94c862dd2d29dd93e7e472c1.jpg?quality=75997562Microsoft is deprecating its WordPad software from Windows, leading to the end of a decades-old staple, the company announced on Friday. WordPad will no longer be available on future versions of Windows and Microsoft says it will no longer update existing software. WordPad was first introduced nearly 30 years ago for Windows 95, but in […]