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Microsoft to Drop WordPad in Future Windows Update: All Details

Microsoft will be discontinuing the WordPad in a future Windows update, i.e, Windows 12. The company has announced to drop the feature in its latest deprecated features list. It says that the software will no longer receive any updates. WordPad is a text-editing software mainly used to edit text documents with basic formatting. It was introduced in 1995. The application saves documents in .rtf format. Meanwhile, the tech giant has recently rolled out Bing Chat and Bing Chat Enterprise support to Google Chrome users.

According to Microsoft’s deprecated features list updated on September 1, 2023, WordPad will no longer get any update as the company is planning to discontinue this in a future Windows update, i.e., Windows 12. The tech giant recommends users use Microsoft Word for text documents with .doc and .rtf format and Windows Notepad for plain text documents. WordPad saves documents in .rtf format. The text-editing software was introduced in 1995 and has been there from Windows 95.

WordPad can read and edit documents in .rtf format, however, it doesn’t support advanced editing like adding tables, text colours, text background colours, numbered lists, and URL linking, among others. It can be used for taking quick notes.

Meanwhile, Microsoft has rolled out support for Bing Chat on Chrome for desktop computers, letting users access its AI-powered Bing Chat on Windows, macOS, and Linux as long as they have Chrome browser installed. The extension has made the feature available to more users as Chrome is said to be the most popular Web browser, occupying over 60 percent of market share.

Additionally, the company has also extended Bing Chat Enterprise support on Edge for smartphones and on the desktop version of Google Chrome. Users with Bing Chat Enterprise enabled can now open Microsoft Edge on their smartphone and sign in with their work account to access the feature. 

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Microsoft Switches Development Cycle, May Release Windows 12 in 2024: Report

Microsoft is reportedly switching to a new development schedule for Windows. It is expected that the company is going back to its traditional three-year cycle, which could mean that the next major version might get released in 2024. This version could be Windows 12 if the company chooses to stick with its current naming trend, according to the report. Microsoft is also expected to double down on releasing new features for the current version of Windows. The company recently finalised the 22H2 update for Windows 11 which is expected to arrive sometime in September or October.

According to a report by Windows Central, Microsoft is likely to release the next major version of Windows — believed to be Windows 12 — in 2024. The company has reportedly scrapped the planned 2023 version of Windows 11, codenamed ‘Sun Valley 3’, to adopt this new schedule. Only a year ago, Microsoft had announced that it plans to release one major feature update for Windows 11. It now plans to ship major versions of Windows every three years, as per the report.

In between the major releases, Microsoft is likely planning to increase the rollout of features for the latest version of Windows. Starting with the soon-to-be-released Windows 11 version 22H2 (Sun Valley 2), it is said to introduce new features up to four-five times a year. Previously, most Microsoft development teams had to reportedly wait for the annual release to bring out new features. But now, these teams are expected to be able to unveil these features sooner. Microsoft supposedly tested this ‘Moments’ approach earlier this year when it bundled the Taskbar improvements with several other features. Now, it is expected to bring several of the new features from the purportedly scrapped ‘Sun Valley 3′ as the aforementioned ‘Moments’ update for ‘Sun Valley 2’.

There is not much known regarding the 2024 version of Windows. It is rumoured that developers have dubbed this version as the ‘Next Valley’ client. Microsoft has not officially confirmed the existence of this version.

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