Windows 10: How do I reinstall Wordpad in Windows 11. I tried everything listed here. It says file not...

How do I reinstall Wordpad in Windows 11. I tried everything listed here. It says file not found

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wordpad notepad

hi

I went to use WordPad today but am unable to find it in apps. Scrolling down the list it doesn't list notepad or WordPad as an app. I tried to ask Cortana to open it by saying "open WordPad" all I get as a response is her say open what app. looking at the
speechbox it seems to recognise what I am saying I couldn't get her to open any apps try calculator as well . She did suggest sites on how to open WordPad. In the end I went through file explorer and found a shortcut to WordPad but why isn't it listed as an
app ?

 

Wordpad

I did uninstalled it by accident and when I tried to open it, it says "Could not create new document"

 

How to clear Recent Docs list in Wordpad?

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



To clear the Recent Docs list in Wordpad, please refer the steps mentioned below:



Note: Important this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow
these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.



Follow the steps to take backup of registry.

1. Close Wordpad.
   
2. Type Command Prompt in the search bar on the
   Taskbar.
   
3. Right click on the Command Prompt icon and select
   Run as administrator.
   
4. Now, copy the following command and paste in Command Prompt window:
   cmd /k reg delete "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad\Recent File List" /f
   and hit Enter.
   
5. After executing the command, restart the computer, open
   Wordpad and check Recent Docs list.
   

Let us know the results.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator