Windows 10: Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Windows 10

How to: Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Windows 10

How to Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Windows 10


Microsoft WordPad is a basic rich text editor first included with Microsoft Windows 95 and all versions of Windows since. It is more advanced than Microsoft Notepad but simpler than Microsoft Word.

Starting with Windows 10 build 18980, Microsoft converted WordPad into an Option Feature for you to uninstall or reinstall to save disk space if needed.

This tutorial will show you how to install or uninstall the classic WordPad (write.exe) app for all users in Windows 10.

While you can uninstall Microsoft WordPad if wanted, it currently will fail to reinstall afterwards.

Until this is fixed in a future build of Windows 10, you can do a repair install of Windows 10 to restore Microsoft WordPad.

UPDATE: This is no longer an issue in build 18999 and higher.




Contents

• Option One: Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Optional Features
• Option Two: Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Command Prompt

EXAMPLE: Microsoft WordPad









OPTION ONE [/i] Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Optional Features
1 Open Settings, and click/tap on the Apps icon.

2 Click/tap on Apps & features on the left side, and click/tap on the Optional features link on the right side. (see screenshot below)



3 Do step 4 (install) or step 5 (uninstall) below for what you would like to do.


4. To Install Microsoft WordPad
This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on Add a feature. (see screenshot below)



B) Scroll down, check WordPad, click/tap on Install, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)




5. To Uninstall Microsoft WordPad
A) Scroll down, click/tap on WordPad under Installed features, click/tap on the Uninstall button, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshots below)






6 You can now close Settings if you like.






OPTION TWO [/i] Install or Uninstall Microsoft WordPad in Command Prompt
You must be signed in as an administrator to do this option.


1 Open an elevated command prompt.

2 Do step 3 (install) or step 4 (uninstall) below for what you would like to do.


3. To Install Microsoft WordPad
This is the default setting.

A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated command prompt, press Enter, and go to step 5 below.

DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.WordPad~~~~0.0.1.0

4. To Uninstall Microsoft WordPad
A) Copy and paste the command below into the elevated command prompt, press Enter, and go to step 5 below.

DISM /Online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.WordPad~~~~0.0.1.0
5 You can now close the elevated command prompt if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Manage Optional Features in Windows 10
• How to Install or Uninstall Microsoft Paint (mspaint) in Windows 10
• How to Install and Uninstall Notepad in Windows 10

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Wordpad

Hello Tatic,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Please provide some additional information, so that we can assist you better.

What exactly you mean when you say ‘deleted’, are you referring to the application which was showing in the Start menu or the application was uninstalled from your computer?

WordPad is a basic word processor that is included with almost all the versions of Microsoft Windows.

I would suggest you to follow below mentioned steps.

1. Click on Start menu and type ‘WordPad' in the taskbar search and click on the result. This will open WordPad.
   
2. If you’re not able to open WordPad, Press
   Windows + R and type ‘Write’ and hit enter.
   
3. You will WordPad application launching on the
   screen.
   
4. Navigate to C:\windows\system32\ and look for a ‘write’ (File).
   
5. You will see the application now.
   

Hope it helps.

Let us know if you got the help you needed by clicking ‘Yes or No’.

Harish

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

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