{"id":15090,"date":"2019-09-25T09:17:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15090"},"modified":"2019-09-25T09:18:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:18:34","slug":"uninstall-or-install-wordpad-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/uninstall-or-install-wordpad-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Ways to Uninstall or Install WordPad in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPad has been part of Windows for over decades, but it hasn&#8217;t been updated in any real way at all. Starting with Windows 10 build 18963, WordPad has become an optional feature and you can uninstall it with ease. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 ways to uninstall or install WordPad in Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Uninstall or Install WordPad Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-pc-settings-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Settings app<\/a> and click on the <strong>Apps<\/strong> category.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/apps-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15094\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>On the Apps &amp; features page, click on the <strong>Optional features<\/strong> link in the right pane.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/apps-features.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15095\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When the <strong>Optional features<\/strong> page appears, select the <strong>WordPad<\/strong> entry in the list and click on <strong>Uninstall<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/uninstall-wordpad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"428\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15096\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After restarting Windows 10, you&#8217;ll find WordPad has gone.<\/li>\n<li>Whenever you need to install WordPad, open the <strong>Optional features<\/strong> page again. Click on the <strong>Add a feature<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/add-optional-feature.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15097\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type <strong>WordPad<\/strong> and check the WordPad app, click on <strong>Install<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/install-wordpad.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"434\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15098\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once that is done, you can use WordPad again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Uninstall or Install WordPad Using Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-command-prompt-in-windows-10\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open the Command Prompt as administrator<\/a>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/search-command-prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9090\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>At the Command Prompt, type the following command to uninstall WordPad:<br \/>\n<code>dism \/Online \/Remove-Capability \/CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.WordPad~~~~0.0.1.0<\/code><\/p>\n<p> \tOr run this command to install WordPad:<br \/>\n<code>dism \/Online \/Add-Capability \/CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.WordPad~~~~0.0.1.0<\/code><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/install-wordpad-using-cmd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15099\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s all!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPad has been part of Windows for over decades, but it hasn&#8217;t been updated in any real way at all. Starting with Windows 10 build 18963, WordPad has become an optional feature and you can uninstall it with ease. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 ways to uninstall or install WordPad in Windows 10. 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