Microsoft Retires WordPad and Other Windows Apps, Pushes Cloud Services
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WordPad will be removed from future Windows versions; Microsoft recommends replacing it with Word Online or other word processors like Google Docs.
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The Cortana app is being phased out in favor of Microsoft's new Copilot AI.
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VBScript will be removed from future Windows versions.
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Support for older TLS certificates with keys less than 2,048 bits will be deprecated.
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Windows Mail is being replaced by the new Outlook app, which many users are swapping for Mozilla Thunderbird due to privacy concerns.