Hello,
Since WordPad was retired in 24H2, I went to an older system that I had running Windows 11 23H2 and copied all the files from the directory that had WordPad and saved it in my Google Drive. You can access it here.
Hope this helps.
How to download WordPad
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Geoff King
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How to download WordPad to Windows 11. I want to download this program again.
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Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2025-07-10T13:17:04.31+00:00 Hi Geoff,
WordPad has been removed from all editions of Windows starting in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. (Reference)
The only way to get it it back is using a third-party source. Please see the accepted answer in this thread.
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paulr0511 44,525 Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-07-10T18:50:36.1866667+00:00 Good day, thanks for your question. I am glad to assist you today. This has been removed from Windows 11 24H2 and this will be onwards, however if you are looking into installing it then you can check the links provided by Ramesh and Airbus350.
Regards,
Paul R.
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