We'll have to wish Microsoft WordPad our farewells soon

微软已宣布计划停止WordPad的使用，该基础文档处理软件自95版本以来一直是Windows操作系统的一部分。

从今往后，这家科技巨头将建议用户切换到微软 Word，这是一个更先进、功能更丰富的文档处理器，需要订阅。

According to a support note issued by Microsoft, "WordPad will no longer receive updates and will be discontinued in a forthcoming Windows release. For rich text files like .doc and .rtf, we recommend Microsoft Word, and for plain text files like .txt, we recommend Windows Notepad."

The announcement comes hot on the heels of Microsoft's recent revelation that they are enhancing the Notepad application with new features like autosave and automatic tab restoration. While Notepad received updates in 2018 and again in the Windows 11 edition, WordPad hasn't seen significant changes since its redesign in Windows 8.

WordPad last received a significant update with the Windows 7's Ribbon UI, and hasn't seen any major changes since a modest redesign in Windows 8. It is expected that WordPad will be completely phased out in an upcoming version of Windows, most likely Windows 12, which is anticipated to be released in 2024 and will feature a host of AI-powered functionalities.