Windows 10: encrypted document on wordpad

I created an important document on wordpad and opened it to edit. The document was encrypted. I did not encrypt the document or anything else. This certain document is the only one encrypted on wordpad. How do I recover my document ?

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word documents saved as wordpad documents


Use 'Save as' and choose from the list of options.

 

How to Print a document in WordPad?

Hi Sondra,

To assist you better, let us know if you are facing any issues in printing the WordPad document.

We can print a document in WordPad in two ways,

• Open the WordPad document > Click on
  File option in the top left corner of the window > Click on
  Print option and select the printer from the list of printers.
• Right-click on the WordPad document from the saved location
  > Click on Print > Input a file name and click on
  Save (If prompted).

Hope the information helps. Kindly write back to us with the updated status of the issue for further assistance on Windows. We will be glad to assist you.

 

Open documents in Wordpad

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



Please reply to the following questions to get a better clarity on the issue:

• What type of document are you trying to open in WordPad?
  

If you are trying to open XML documents on your computer, then you can use in-built XPS viewer on the computer that will help you in opening the XML documents. To install XPS viewer, please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Press and hold Windows key + I, to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Apps.
   
3. Click on Manage optional features.
   
4. Click on Add a feature.
   
5. Scroll down, click on XPS viewer and click on
   Install.
   
6. Once XPS viewer is installed, you can open the XML files in XPS viewer.
   

Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.



Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator