Operating System: Windows 11 (24H2) Summary of the problem: Microsoft removed winword from Windows 11, so there is now no lightweight viewer for viewing the RTF release notes file with MCEBuddy. Users now need to load up a full-featured word processor application like Microsoft Word or Google Docs…

Fair enough, the installer is restricted to using .rtf files so that will have to remain (for now) but added a html version of the release notes along with the build files.

As a fix for this, I copied the Wordpad program out of the folder Windows.old immediately after updating to the version that deleted it. There were 2 items, wordpad.exe and wordpadFilter.dll needed. I put them in a folder and put a shortcut to them on my desktop. Apparently, Microsoft Windows 11 …

I just did a test with a clean install of Windows 11 and it’s working fine. It’s displaying the RTF release notes

But if you install the 24H2 update, it removes Wordpad.

You’re correct the 24H2 Win 11 doesn’t have Wordpad or any other program to open .rtf, .doc or .docx files - however it does still contain the support files required to render them through the windows installer. I did a fresh install of Win11 24H2 with nothing else installed. When I try to install …

[image] Goose: once installed you’ll need a third party viewer to view the release notes independently. This is my exact use case. I’m subscribed for the beta releases, and I read the release notes to see what’s in the new update before installing. So I am not reading the release notes while …

That’s an excellent solution! I assume this means we’ll see a “release-notes.html” alongside the rtf (or replace it entirely would be my vote). Best support! :star::star::star::star::star: Would buy again. LoL.

Notes de version RTF plus visibles dans Windows11 (winword a été supprimé)

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Goose (Goose) Février 11, 2025, 7:56 3

Je viens de faire un test avec une installation propre de Windows 11 et cela fonctionne parfaitement. Il affiche les notes de version RTF

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Notes de version RTF plus visibles dans Windows11 (winword a été supprimé)

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