14 DAY TRIAL // As we reported the last weekend, Microsoft is removing and deprecating a number of features in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (also known as Redstone 3), and following the company’s announcement, many media outlets rushed to announce the company is killing off the super-popular Paint after 32 years on the market.
While Microsoft Paint was listed as a deprecated feature, which kind of makes sense given that the focus is now on Paint 3D app, predicting the death of the classic Paint tool proved to be a little off target, with Microsoft itself rolling out a statement to explain that no such thing is going to happen.
Microsoft says that Microsoft Paint isn’t going anywhere when the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update launches, other than the Windows Store.
Paint isn’t going anywhere
The company plans to launch a Windows Store version of the classic Paint, which means it’ll continue getting updates and improvements despite no longer being part of the operating system.
“Today, we’ve seen an incredible outpouring of support and nostalgia around MS Paint. If there’s anything we learned, it’s that after 32 years, MS Paint has a lot of fans. It’s been amazing to see so much love for our trusty old app. Amidst today’s commentary around MS Paint we wanted to take this opportunity to set the record straight, clear up some confusion and share some good news,” Megan Saunders, General Manager, 3D for Everyone Initiative, Windows Experiences, explained.
“MS Paint is here to stay, it will just have a new home soon, in the Windows Store where it will be available for free.”
Does this mean that with Paint moving to the Windows Store Microsoft is abandoning it on the other Windows versions? Pretty much, but it’s not like the app received any improvements lately, other than the security patches which were actually aimed at OS components that Paint and other integrated tools were using.
The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is projected to go live in September, with Microsoft now finalizing development and working with insiders on finding and fixing the very latest bugs.