There could be some possible business needs for your .NET application to read the text contents from a Microsoft Word document. This can be simply done using the APIs exposed in the dll named 'Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll'.

Let's have a quick look on how to do it using C#/.NET. Also find the complete source code shared here for your easy reference.

Microsoft released Windows 10 Insiders Preview Build 15019 for PCs. If you are an insider in the fast ring, check for updates to see the new update notification. It is a successor to build 15014, released last week. The new build focuses more on ‘Gaming Features’ which is going to come in Creators Update.

Checkout the new/enhanced features along with the known issues before installing this build. If you are not comfortable to install, give it a pause.