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Microsoft Deprecates Paint After 32 Years With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Microsoft Deprecates Paint After 32 Years With Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 5l382b

By Sanket Vijayasarathy | Updated: 24 July 2017 18:36 IST

Highlights

Microsoft Paint was introduced in 1985 with Windows 1.0
It was known for its simple UI for easy editing
to end with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

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Microsoft Paint is something we grew up with. Since the 1980s, Paint has stood as one of the earliest tools that taught us how to draw, use different shape presets, make quick copy and paste jobs, or just scribble when we had nothing better to do. 32 years later, Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. 714l6s

Introduced in 1985 with Windows 1.0, Paint was one of the first graphics editors which became a household feature for Windows s. It was only by Windows 98 that one could start saving Paint files as JPEG. Apart from Paint, Microsoft has also added Outlook Express, Reader App, and Reader List to its list of "features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update." Paint falls under the deprecated column, which means that these apps will not be in active development and will likely be removed in future releases.

Update: Microsoft on Monday clarified that MS Paint is not going away, but will be made available as an optional via the Windows Store.

Killing off Paint suggests that Microsoft wants to push s towards adopting Windows 10 Creators Update as a more professional editing software. Paint 3D gives s 3D image making tools along with the 2D tools. In fact, Microsoft's page also mentions that the 3D Builder app will no longer be installed by default, urging s to use Paint 3D instead.

Microsoft's Paint software will be ed for, among other things, its simple interface that made it easy to create artistic content. Whether or not this move will push people to accept Paint 3D is something that will have to be seen once the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update rolls out.

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