How to Uninstall and Reinstall Microsoft WordPad in Windows 10

Since the release of Windows 95, all of us have encountered Microsoft’s rich text editor WordPad once in our life. WordPad is a powerful yet simple version of MS Word which we use almost daily in our lives. In this article, we will learn how to Uninstall/Re-install Microsoft WordPad in Windows 10.

WordPad can easily format and print text, including fonts, bold, italic, colored, and centered text, etc. Unlike MS Word, WordPad lacks certain functions like a spell checker, thesaurus, etc. The recent releases of Windows 10’s new builds, the OS comes with a list of applications as an optional feature.

Applications like WordPad, Paint, Windows Media Player and a few other apps now appear on the optional features page. This means that you uninstall the applications that appear as an optional feature.

Uninstall and Reinstall WordPad

Now, to uninstall or install WordPad in your Windows 10 device, you should first ensure that you are on the latest Windows 10 version. This will work on Windows v 2004 and later. To perform the task of uninstallation or reinstallation you can follow two methods:

1. Uninstall/Reinstall from Optional features menu
2. Uninstall/Reinstall using DISM command

Make sure to restart your system after completing any of the following methods.

1] To Uninstall WordPad using Optional features menu:

1. Press Win + I keys, the Settings application will open up.
2. Navigate to Apps > Apps & features.
3. Now click on the Optional features link. The optional features menu will open up.
4. In the list of optional features, scroll down and look for WordPad.
5. Select the option and click on Uninstall.

The above steps will remove WordPad from your system in no time.

To Reinstall WordPad using Optional features menu:

1. Press Win + I keys, the Settings application will open up.
2. Navigate to Apps > Apps & features.
3. Now click on the Optional features link. The optional features menu will open up.
4. Click on Add a feature.
5. In the list of optional features, scroll down and look for WordPad.
6. Select WordPad and click on Install.

Wait for some time and you will find WordPad in the Start Menu.

Related: Fix WordPad is missing.

2] Uninstall/Re-install using DISM command

Using the Command Prompt is a much better way to uninstall/reinstall WordPad from your system.

Open Command Prompt as Administrator.

To uninstall WordPad type the following command and hit Enter:

dism /Online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.WordPad~~~~0.0.1.0

To re-install WordPad type the following command and hit Enter:

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

If you choose the commands over manual work, please give your system a certain time to complete its work. These are the two methods of uninstalling or re-installing the WordPad from your system.

WordPad is pretty simple to use, let us know when was the last time you used it?