Next, we are going to see how to install or uninstall the WordPad program in Windows 10. A program that does not reach the same level as Word but is also not as basic as a notepad.
At present, performing office automation tasks is quite common, either for work or study. That is why it is essential to have a reliable program that allows us to write text in an enriched way. Many people choose to use Word by default on their computer.
However, for those people who do not need as many functions as those that Word offers, there is an alternative that is already installed with Windows and that is WordPad.
Although it is not a very advanced tool like Word. It does offer a host of useful tools for quickly editing text files within a fairly simple and intuitive environment. And you also have the option to convert WordPad files to Word without any problem.
However, we cannot deny that it is a program which is rarely used in general terms. In case you don’t use it at all and want to save some space, it’s best to directly uninstall it from Windows.
Doing so is a simple process and in case you ever want to reinstall it, don’t worry because it’s also very easy to do and we’ll show you how to perform both of these tasks a little further down.
How to install or uninstall WordPad in Windows 10
- You have to go to the “Start” menu and then to the “Settings” section which you access by pressing on the gear-shaped icon on the left side of the “Start” menu.
- In the “Settings” window you will have to go to the “Applications” section and then we will have to go to “Applications and features” in the left sidebar of the screen.
- After this we have to press on the option “Optional features”.
- Various features of the operating system are displayed. Here we must search for “WordPad”.
- Once located, we are going to click on WordPad and you will see that a gray button appears just below that says “Uninstall”.
- WordPad and an uninstall bar will appear at the top of this section, when the program is complete it will no longer be available in Windows 10.
How to install or activate WordPad in Windows 10
- In case you want to install or reactivate WordPad, what you should do is go to Start > Settings > Applications > Applications and features in the left sidebar and in this section we will go to “Optional features”.
- Here we can see at the top a button that says “Add a feature”. Click on this button and a new window will open.
- In this section you can find a large number of Windows 10 features. Among which is WordPad. You simply have to look for it and mark the square-shaped icon on its left.
- After this, the only thing left to do is press the “Install” button on the left to start the installation process and be available again as usual in Windows 10.
As we mentioned above, WordPad is not as advanced as Word, which allows us to easily insert, edit and modify images, among other very interesting options.
WordPad doesn’t even have a spell checker, something that comes in handy for many of us, which Word does have and is one of the best you’ll find today.
The process to install or uninstall WordPad in Windows 10 is extremely simple and shouldn’t take more than a few minutes. You can also do this with all the applications that are installed by default on the Microsoft operating system.
If you encounter the problem of not having saved your Wordpad file, don’t worry, following these steps you can recover the files.
