Why is Paint 3D Shutting Down

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Anonymous
2024-08-17T09:22:14+00:00

Paint 3D is a tool I use for tasks regularly and I want to know why its shutting down all of a sudden

there's not enough information on why you cant keep it up, update it, or make a better version of it to fit windows 11.

The removal of Paint 3D shouldn't be necessary.

If it really has to go then I would like to know why you cant either save or remake it or even incorporate it into existing applications.

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Anonymous
2025-01-24T19:21:12+00:00

HAHA MICROSOFT ITS 24TH JANUARY 2025 RIGHT? GUESS WHAT. YOU DEPRECATED PAINT 3D ON NOVEMBER 4TH LAST YEAR. RIGHT? NOW I HAVE PAINT 3D ON MY WINDOWS 11 FRESH INSTALL!

I LAUGH IN THE FACE OF MICROSOFT AND SAY, WELL AND TRULY, WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP PAINT 3D. NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY THERE IS ALWAYS A BACKDOOR, A METHOD TO REINSTALL IT!

Toast Mike, here is the file for Paint 3D, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ylSw1pvV-PPZ5pFYY5F8EGwStwPNdPUc/view Download the full thing and double click to install it. All functions are there.

Godspeed.

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  1. Aymeric-B 29,635 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-08-17T12:12:06+00:00

    There's no official word from Microsoft as to why Paint 3D has been discontinued, but it's safe to assume that the application wasn't being used enough.

    In addition, the classic Paint application has been greatly enhanced thanks to several updates.

    Here you can find information about the Paint 3D shutdown: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats...

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  2. Aymeric-B 29,635 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-08-17T11:20:48+00:00

    Please let me know if I can help you further !

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-24T01:15:45+00:00

    Cool, also is it possible to install Paint 3D on a USB flash drive instead of on the C drive? Reason I asked is, what if a PC crashed to where you had to factory reset it & discover that Paint 3D was not present on the C drive & then Paint 3D was nowhere to be found in the Microsoft Windows Store after you did the factory reset.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-01T07:49:06+00:00

    Let's be real, it was regular ms paint that should have been gotten rid of, but Microsoft decided to be dumb and update their almost 40 year old program with a couple new features instead of a new one, which was more feature rich and useable.

    Microsoft did try to do that, actually, but Paint 3D wasn't such a big hit. And if you still want Paint 3D, follow these instructions to download the package from the MS Store and keep them to install any time.

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