Microsoft Write was a basic word processor included with Windows 3.0 through Windows 95. It was a simplified version of Microsoft Word, offering basic text formatting, paragraph styling, and limited object embedding capabilities. Write documents were primarily used for creating simple letters, memos, and short reports. While it lacked the advanced features of Word, its simplicity made it accessible to novice users and less resource-intensive on older hardware. The .wri format is a proprietary format, and while it can sometimes be opened by later versions of Word, compatibility is not guaranteed, and formatting may be lost. Due to its age and limited functionality, the Microsoft Write format is now largely obsolete, and users are encouraged to convert their .wri files to more modern formats like .doc or .docx for better compatibility and feature support. The application was discontinued after Windows 95.