WordPad from Windows 10 can often be copied to Windows 11 and still run, even though Microsoft officially deprecated and removed it in newer builds.
- What usually works:
- Copy these files from a Windows 10 machine:
- "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\en-US\wordpad.exe.mui" (or your language folder)
- Paste them into a folder on your Windows 11 machine (e.g., C:\Tools\WordPad)
- Run wordpad.exe directly from there
Caveats
It won't re-register itself with file types unless you manually associate them.
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