14 DAY TRIAL // The Paint 3D push has pretty much failed, and Microsoft itself has more or less acknowledged the whole thing, with the company recently confirming the app would no longer be pre-loaded with Windows 10.
Furthermore, the Paint 3D app would be moved to the Microsoft Store, just like the classic Paint app, a decision that would technically make it possible for Microsoft to roll out software updates at a much faster pace.
But most recently, Microsoft has reportedly removed the “Edit with Paint 3D” button from the Paint app’s ribbon, essentially separating the two because, after all, they would both continue to live on in Windows 10.
Paint and Paint 3D in the Microsoft Store
This decision doesn’t necessarily come as a big surprise, as Microsoft has recently revealed that some of the apps coming pre-loaded with Windows 10 would no longer be part of the operating system beginning with an upcoming feature update (most like version 21H2).
“3D Viewer and Paint 3D will no longer be preinstalled on clean installs of the latest Insider Preview builds. Both apps will still be available in the Store and will stay on your device after an OS update. So, if you upgraded your PC like normal, you shouldn’t see these apps changed in your app list,” Microsoft announced earlier this year.
At the same time, Microsoft also confirmed it would kill off the Math Input Panel in Windows 10.
“Due to increasingly low usage, Math Input Panel is being removed. However, the input control and math recognition engine that powered the app is remaining as an optional feature titled “Math Recognizer” which can be installed via Settings > Apps > Apps & features and clicking “Optional features”. So, while the app itself will no longer be there, the features it enabled for math equation input in OneNote, Excel, and elsewhere, will continue to work and developers can continue to utilize the input control,” it said.
Both Paint 3D and classic Paint are projected to go live in the Microsoft Store rather sooner than later.