RIP Paint:Upcoming Windows 10 update may completely remove MS Paint.

Introduced in 1985 with Windows 1.0 (the first and, it is generally agreed, crappiest version of Windows), Paint enabled PC users to draw draw! on their computers, which was darn exciting back in the day. Yes, those pictures had all the sophistication of a toddler playing on an Etch-A-Sketch. But they were pictures. On a computer.Personally, I never did the hilariously weird and awkward Paint pictures thing more than a few times, as the ego withering results were so appalling. But I still adored Paint. The little program, which has remained bundled with the Windows operating system ever since, was endlessly useful because it was also a gratifyingly easy-to-use photo editor.

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In our brisk, modern era of handy photo editors everywhere, it’s easy to forget (or yes, be young enough not to remember) the agonising photo management misery of yore. Stuck between the painfully unintuitive editing software that came with one’s digital camera (before every mobile became a decent camera) and the intimidating and costly overindulgence of Photoshop, Paint was a godsend.

Microsoft Paint is one of the Windows operating system features that has been with PC users since the beginning. Before the rise of graphics editor Photoshop, most people scribbled on MS Paint.
However, it may be time to say goodbye to this feature once the Windows 10 “Fall Creators Update” rolls out.
According to The Guardian, MS Paint and a few other features may be removed once the “Fall Creators Update” goes live. The list of deactivated features include Outlook Express, Reader app, and Reading list.

Taking over for the 32-year-old MS Paint is the new Paint 3D which was introduced in the Creators Update released in April. It features traditional 2D image editing functionality as well as 3D image making tools.No doubt the addition of this 3D drawing tool is affected by the growing trend in virtual reality and Microsoft’s own development efforts on its HoloLens augmented reality headset.

Microsoft announced the list of features that will be killed off in a Blog on its website.The firm wrote: 'This list is intended to help customers consider these removals and deprecations for their own planning.'The list is subject to change and may not include every deprecated feature or functionality.'Paint, a simple computer graphics app, was first introduced in 1985, and has been preinstalled on Windows devices since.

Last year, Microsoft introduced a new version of Paint called Paint 3D, which included support for 3D objects.Users can create 3D images from scratch or choose an object, such as a cylinder, a fish or a person.Additional models can also be downloaded from a 3D online community called Remix.3D images created through paint are all compatible with 3D printers and printing services.

Instead of replacing Paint with Paint 3D, Microsoft added a link to Paint 3D in the Home tab of Paint's ribbon.But the latest list of features to be removed suggests that Microsoft may be ditching the original Paint in favour of the more high-tech 3D version.It is unclear when the autumn Creators Update will be, but rumours suggest it could be in October.